Niedertracht

== German == === Etymology === Back-formation from niederträchtig. Related with tragen in the archaic sense “to behave” (compare betragen). Not related with trachten (“to seek, strive”), though it may now be associated with it (“mean, base striving”, as it were). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈniːdɐˌtʁaχt] Hyphenation: Nie‧der‧tracht === Noun === Niedertracht f (genitive Niedertracht, no plural) malice, perfidy, infamy, ignominy ==== Declension ==== ==== Related terms ==== Niedergang, Niederträchtigkeit, Niedrigkeit Trachtenkleid, Betrachtung, Landestracht === Further reading === “Niedertracht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Niedertracht” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Niedertracht” in Duden online