Niedertracht
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Back-formation from niederträchtig. Related with tragen in the archaic sense “to behave” (compare betragen). Not related with trachten (“to seek, strive”), though it may now be associated with it (“mean, base striving”, as it were).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Niedertracht f (genitive Niedertracht, no plural)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Niedertracht [sg-only, feminine]
Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “Niedertracht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Niedertracht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Niedertracht” in Duden online