Truhe

German

Etymology

From Middle High German truhe, from Old High German truha, related with Trog (“trough”). An Upper German word that only spread northwards during the 19th century, but has since displaced the northern equivalent Lade (now chiefly restricted to the sense “drawer”, but compare Bundeslade).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁuːə/

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Noun

Truhe f (genitive Truhe, plural Truhen)

1. chest (large box with a hinged lid)

   Synonym: (dated) Lade

   Hypernyms: Kiste, Kasten

Declension

Declension of Truhe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Truhe	die	Truhen
genitive	einer	der	Truhe	der	Truhen
dative	einer	der	Truhe	den	Truhen
accusative	eine	die	Truhe	die	Truhen

Further reading

• “Truhe” in Duden online
• “Truhe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache