grauen

Meaning

Verb

1. (impersonal, weak) to cause terror
2. (reflexive, weak) to be terrified

Adj

1. (form-of, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular, strong) inflection of grau:
2. (dative, form-of, genitive, mixed, singular, weak) inflection of grau:
3. (accusative, form-of, masculine, mixed, singular, strong, weak) inflection of grau:
4. (dative, form-of, plural, strong) inflection of grau:
5. (form-of, mixed, plural, weak) inflection of grau:

grau

grey, gray

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Concepts

dawn

grey

terrify

become white

be terrified

grow light

turn grey

Synonyms

dämmern

tagen

grau werden

hell werden

grau schimmern

Translations

amanecer

mattino

diventare giorno

دهرکهوتن

شهبهقدان

alvorecer

hacerse de día

ağarmak

gün ağarmak

mattina

şafak sökmek

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

gruuse

Basel-Landschaft

gruusle

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡʁaʊ̯ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: grūwen

Inherited from Old High German:

In summary

From Middle High German grūwen, from Old High German (in)grūēn, probably from or related to Proto-West Germanic *grīsan (“to be frightened”).