träge

See also: trage, Trage, and træge

German

Alternative forms
  • träg (colloquial or poetic)

Etymology

From Middle High German træge, from Old High German trāgi, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *tregō, from Proto-Germanic *tregô (“sadness”). Cognate to Dutch traag (“slow”), Old Norse tregr.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛːɡə/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁeːɡə/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: trä‧ge

Adjective

träge (strong nominative masculine singular träger, comparative träger, superlative am trägsten)

  1. lazy, idle
  2. listless, sluggish, lacking impetus
  3. (chemistry) inert
  4. slow-blow (of an electrical fuse)

Declension

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