Zähre

German

Etymology

From Middle High German zære (tears), plural of zār m, a Central German variant of zaher, from Old High German zahar (tear), from Proto-West Germanic *tahr.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛːʁə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtseːʁə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Hyphenation: Zäh‧re

Noun

Zähre f (genitive Zähre, plural Zähren)

  1. (poetic, archaic to obsolete) tear (of the eyes)
    Synonym: Träne

Declension

Further reading

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