Feminine
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Trübsal

Meaning

a sad, troubled emotional state

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

driebsaal

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtʁyːpˌzaːl/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German trüebesal, from Old High German truobisal (11th c.). Equivalent to trüb (“turbid, troubled, sad”) + -sal.

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