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-Germanic *tahrą, from Proto-Indo-European *dáḱru-. Cognate with English tear, Danish tår, Gothic 𐍄𐌰𐌲𐍂 (tagr). Possibly related to Träne.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsɛːʁə/
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Noun

Zähre f (genitive Zähre, plural Zähren)

  1. (poetic, archaic to obsolete) tear (said of the eyes)

Declension
Declension of Zähre
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Zähre die Zähren
genitive einer der Zähre der Zähren
dative einer der Zähre den Zähren
accusative eine die Zähre die Zähren

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