Träne

Meaning

tear (in the eye)

Concepts

tear

teardrop

tears

drop

lachrymal fluid

lacrimal fluid

cry

😢

tear

drip

lacrimal

sympathy

Synonyms

Zähre

Tropfen

Tränentröpfchen

Tränenflüssigkeit

Tränentropfen

Translations

lágrima

larme

lacrima

traan

lágrima

lacrima

llàgrima

gözyaşı

δάκρυ

lagrima

pleur

😢

دموع

rondik

lagrema

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

augewasser

Basel-Landschaft

drääne

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈtrɛːnə/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: træne

Inherited from Old High German: trahan

Cognate with Dutch: traan

Cognate with Hunsrik: Dreen

Cognate with German: Zähre

Cognate with English: tear

In summary

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.