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

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

Noun

Zähre f (genitive Zähre, plural Zähren)

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

Declension
Declension of Zähre [feminine]
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

Further reading
  • “Zähre” in Duden online
  • “Zähre” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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