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German
Etymology
From Middle High German trehtic, trehtec, related to Middle Low German drechtich, drachtich. Equivalent to Tracht (“something carried”) + -ig. Cognate with Dutch drachtig, German Low German drachtig, Danish drægtig, Norwegian Bokmål drektig, Norwegian Nynorsk drektig, Swedish dräktig.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛçtɪç/
- Hyphenation: träch‧tig
Adjective
trächtig (strong nominative masculine singular trächtiger, not comparable)
- (of animals) pregnant, gravid, big with young
- (hind, doe) in fawn (Cervidae)
- (cow) in calf (Bovinae)
- (sow) in pig
- (mare, she-ass, she-zebra) in foal (Equidae)
Declension
Positive forms of trächtig (uncomparable)
Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
- abkalben, kalben
- ein Kitz setzen (Hirschkuh (female deer, doe, hind), Ricke (female roe deer, she-goat): gebären)
- ferkeln (Sau (sow): farrow, litter)
- Junge bekommen
- kälbern (Austrian German, South German)
- jungen (Kätzin (female cat, queen): have kittens)
- werfen, jungen (Hündin (female dog, bitch): have pups, have puppies, whelp)
- werfen (Tiergeburt)
Further reading
- “trächtig” in Duden online
- “trächtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache