Niedertracht
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German
Etymology
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
Noun
Niedertracht f (genitive Niedertracht, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Niedertracht [sg-only, feminine]
Related terms
Further reading
- “Niedertracht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Niedertracht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Niedertracht” in Duden online