träge

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See also: trage, Trage, and træge

German

Alternative forms

  • träg (colloquial or poetic)

Etymology

From Middle High German træge, from Old High German trāgi, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *tregō, from Proto-Germanic *tregô (sadness). Cognate to Dutch traag (slow), Old Norse tregr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛːɡə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁeːɡə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: trä‧ge

Adjective

träge (strong nominative masculine singular träger, comparative träger, superlative am trägsten)

  1. lazy, idle
  2. listless, sluggish, lacking impetus
  3. (chemistry) inert
  4. slow-blow (of an electrical fuse)

Declension

Further reading

  • träge” in Duden online
  • träge” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache