Adjective: treurig
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | treurige |
| neuter | treurig |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | treurige |
| Comparative | treurigere |
| Superlative | treurigste |
Sample Sentences
Adjectives inflected like treurig
bestendig,
stichtelijk,
meelijwekkend,
seniel,
sappig,
schuin,
scherp,
schalk,
glasachtig,
diepgravend,
sjofel,
ongelijkmatig,
energiebesparend,
smeuïg,
smerig,
slecht,
solied,
soepel,
simpel,
dienstig, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
1. From Middle Dutch truerich, from Middle High German trūrec, from Old High German trūreg, trūrag, from Proto-Germanic *dreuzagaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰrews- (“to break, break off, crumble”). Equivalent to treuren (“to grieve”) + -ig (“-y”).
2. Cognate with Low German trurig, German traurig, English dreary. See: German Adjectives '
traurig', English Adjectives '
dreary'.
Verbs referencing "treurig"
German Adjectives
traurig, English Adjectives
dreary.
Translations