Träne

Meaning

tear (in the eye)

Concepts

tear

teardrop

tears

drop

sympathy

lachrymal fluid

lacrimal fluid

drip

cry

lacrimal

Hyphenated as

Trä‧ne

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtrɛːnə/

Etymology

From Middle High German træne (“tears”), plural of trān m, a Central German variant of trahen, from Old High German trahan (“tear”), from Proto-Germanic *trahnuz.
Doublet of Tran (“fish oil”, from Low German). Cognate with Dutch traan (“tear; fish oil”), Hunsrik Dreen. Possibly also related with German Zähre, English tear.