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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "trauer" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "trauer" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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question 1
I found the following reference to the origin of trauer: From Middle High German trūre (“mourning”), from Old High German trūrēn (“to mourn”). Does this mean Trauer is not related to Trauern??
Question 2
The verb Trauern seems to pronounce the first letter R, but in the examples I have heard of Trauer the first letter seems almost to be silent? is this right?
Thanks.
1) Not sure what you’re asking. Of course “trauern” is related to “Trauer” and is linked as a child. I just haven’t entered any Germanic root yet.
2) “The verb Trauern seems to pronounce the first letter R, “ What makes you think that? The “t” is not silent and “tr” is pronounced the same for verb and noun.
question 1.
I think in a moment of suspended brain activity I have confused trauern with trauen as the root!
question 2.
I usually listen to the sound recording available on https://forvo.com/ if I am not sure how to say it as I can download and add to Anki. I usually check with another source if I can. But this word on Forvo, Listening to several different files did sound as if ‘r’ was almost silent.It sounded very much like ‘tower’ rather than trauer. So I am so pleased to hear you confirm it isn’t silent :)
thanks.
The “r” in the back, especially after a consonant like t or p is usually nothing but a very slight scratchy sound behind the uvula. Super subtle, but clearly audible to a native speaker. Think of it as throwing a bit of dirt on a white canvas. Even if it’s just very little dirt, it changes everything.
‘got it’!
Thanks Emanuel