traag

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch trâge, from Old Dutch *trāgi, from Proto-Germanic *trēgijaz; see *tregô (“sadness, sluggishness”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /traːx/
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  • Rhymes: -aːx
  • Hyphenation: traag

Adjective

traag (comparative trager, superlative traagst)

  1. slow
    Synonym: langzaam
    Antonyms: snel, vlug

Declension

Declension of traag
uninflected traag
inflected trage
comparative trager
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial traag trager het traagst
het traagste
indefinite m./f. sing. trage tragere traagste
n. sing. traag trager traagste
plural trage tragere traagste
definite trage tragere traagste
partitive traags tragers —

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: traag
  • Negerhollands: traag

Dutch Low Saxon

Etymology

Ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *tregō, from Proto-Germanic *tregô (“sadness, sluggishness”). Cognate with Dutch traag, German träge.

Adjective

traag (comparative trager, superlative traagst)

  1. sluggish
  2. inert

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German Low German

Etymology

Ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *tregō, from Proto-Germanic *tregô (“sadness, sluggishness”).[1] Cognate with Dutch traag, German träge.

Pronunciation

Adjective

traag (comparative träger, superlative träägst)

  1. sluggish
  2. inert

Declension

Positive forms of traag
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is traag se is traag dat is traag se sünd traag
partitive een traags een traags wat traags allens traag
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative trage trage traag trage
oblique tragen trage traag trage
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative de trage de trage dat trage de tragen
oblique den tragen de trage dat trage de tragen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative en trage/tragen en trage en traag/traget (keen) tragen
oblique en tragen en trage en traag/traget (keen) tragen
Comparative forms of traag
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is träger se is träger dat is träger se sünd träger
partitive een trägers een trägers wat trägers allens träger
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative trägere trägere träger trägere
oblique trägern trägere träger trägere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative de trägere de trägere dat trägere de trägern
oblique den trägern de trägere dat trägere de trägern
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative en trägere/trägeren en trägere en träger (keen) trägern
oblique en trägern en trägere en träger (keen) trägern
Superlative forms of traag
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative he is de Träägste se is de Träägste dat is dat Träägste se sünd de Träägsten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative träägste träägste träägst träägste
oblique träägsten träägste träägst träägste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative de träägste de träägste dat träägste de träägsten
oblique den träägsten de träägste dat träägste de träägsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative en träägste/träägsten en träägste en träägst (keen) träägsten
oblique en träägsten en träägste en träägst (keen) träägsten
Note: This declension is one of many; neither its grammar nor spelling apply to all dialects.

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References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “träge”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
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