Niedertracht
German
Etymology
Back-formation from niederträchtig. Related with tragen in the archaic sense “to behave” (compare betragen). Not related with trachten (“to seek, strive”), though it may now be associated with it (“mean, base striving”, as it were).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌtʁaχt]
- Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧tracht
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Declension
Declension of Niedertracht [sg-only, feminine]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Niedertracht |
| genitive | einer | der | Niedertracht |
| dative | einer | der | Niedertracht |
| accusative | eine | die | Niedertracht |
Related terms
- Niedergang, Niederträchtigkeit, Niedrigkeit
- Trachtenkleid, Betrachtung, Landestracht
Further reading
- “Niedertracht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Niedertracht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Niedertracht” in Duden online
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