trächtig

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German trehtic, trehtec, related to Middle Low German drechtich, drachtich. Equivalent to Tracht (“something carried”) +‎ -ig. Cognate with Dutch drachtig, German Low German drachtig, Danish drægtig, Norwegian Bokmål drektig, Norwegian Nynorsk drektig, Swedish dräktig. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛçtɪç/ (Germany) IPA(key): /ˈtʁɛçtɪk/ (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Hyphenation: träch‧tig === Adjective === trächtig (strong nominative masculine singular trächtiger, not comparable) (of animals) pregnant, gravid, big with young (hind, doe) in fawn (Cervidae) (cow) in calf (Bovinae) (sow) in pig (mare, she-ass, she-zebra) in foal (Equidae) ==== Declension ==== ==== Synonyms ==== schwanger (informal, proscribed) ==== Derived terms ==== === See also === abkalben, kalben ein Kitz setzen (Hirschkuh (female deer, doe, hind), Ricke (female roe deer, she-goat): gebären) ferkeln (Sau (sow): farrow, litter) Junge bekommen kälbern (Austrian German, South German) jungen (Kätzin (female cat, queen): have kittens) werfen, jungen (Hündin (female dog, bitch): have pups, have puppies, whelp) werfen (Tiergeburt) === Further reading === “trächtig” in Duden online “trächtig” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “trächtig” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “trächtig” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.