Traufe
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[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]A shortened form of the term Dachtraufe, Middle High German trouf(e), Old High German trouf.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Traufe f (genitive Traufe, plural Traufen)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Traufe [feminine]
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “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
Etymology 2
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Traufe f (genitive Traufe, plural Traufen)
- (neologism) combined baptism and wedding ceremony
- Bei einer Traufe wurde das Kind natürlich schon vor der Hochzeit geboren. ― When there is a joint baptism and wedding service, the child was of course born before the wedding.
- 2017, Ilona Nord, Fest des Glaubens oder Folklore?[1]:
- Aus der Perspektive des Pfarrpersonals ist klar, dass eine Traufe zwei unterschiedliche Kasualien von ebenfalls unterschiedlich hohem theologischen Gewicht in einem Gottesdienst zusammenbringt.
- From the point of view of parish staff, it is obvious that a joint baptism and wedding service brings together in one church service two different celebrations which also have different theological weights.
Declension
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