Tracht

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See also: tracht and trácht

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German traht, from Old High German traht, from Proto-Germanic *drahtuz, from the verb *draganą, whence modern tragen, thus originally “that which is borne/worn/carried”. Cognate with Dutch dracht, English draught. Not related to German trachten.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /traxt/, [tʁaχt]
  • Audio(file)

Noun[edit]

Tracht f (genitive Tracht, plural Trachten)

  1. a style of clothing typical of some region or age; a traditional costume
  2. (beekeeping) pollen carried to the hive
  3. (obsolete) load, burden

Declension[edit]

Declension of Tracht [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tracht die Trachten
genitive einer der Tracht der Trachten
dative einer der Tracht den Trachten
accusative eine die Tracht die Trachten

Related terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • “Tracht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Tracht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Tracht on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Tracht” in Duden online

Plautdietsch[edit]

Noun[edit]

Tracht f (plural Trachte)

  1. fashion
  2. custom
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