Trog

See also: trog, trög, and tròg

German

Etymology

From Middle High German troc, from Old High German trog, from Proto-West Germanic *trog, from Proto-Germanic *trugaz.

Akin to Dutch trog, English trough, Danish trug, Swedish tråg.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /tʁoːk/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /tʁoːx/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)
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Noun

Trog m (strong, genitive Troges or Trogs, plural Tröge)

(agriculture) trough (narrow container for animals to drink or eat from)
(geology) trench (often filled with sediments)

Declension

Declension of Trog [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trog	die	Tröge
genitive	eines	des	Troges, Trogs	der	Tröge
dative	einem	dem	Trog, Troge¹	den	Trögen
accusative	einen	den	Trog	die	Tröge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

(trough for animal fodder): Futtertrog
(geological trench): Graben

Derived terms

Futtertrog

Further reading

“Trog” in Duden online

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