Traufe

German

Etymology

A shortened form of the term Dachtraufe, Middle High German trouf(e), Old High German trouf.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈtʁaʊ̯fə/
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Hyphenation: Trau‧fe

Noun

Traufe f (genitive Traufe, plural Traufen)

eaves

Declension

Declension of Traufe [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Traufe	die	Traufen
genitive	einer	der	Traufe	der	Traufen
dative	einer	der	Traufe	den	Traufen
accusative	eine	die	Traufe	die	Traufen

Derived terms

vom Regen in die Traufe

Related terms

Traufhöhe
Traufstreifen
triefen

Further reading

“Traufe” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Traufe” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Traufe” in Duden online

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