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German
Etymology
Shortened from zum Trotz (dem) or from constructions with the dative verb trotzen. Compare trotzdem.
Pronunciation
Preposition
trotz (+ genitive or dative)
- in spite of, despite
Trotz aller Bemühungen ist es uns nicht gelungen, die Ziele des Projekts zu erreichen.- Despite our best efforts, we were unable to succeed in achieving the project's objectives.
Usage notes
- Trotz originally governed the dative exclusively. Today, dative usage is predominant in colloquial German, whereas genitive usage is predominant in Standard German. This change is due to historical hypercorrection with a desire for an educated tone.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “trotz” in Duden online
- “trotz” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache