"Freude" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfʁɔʏ̯də/ Audio: De-Freude.ogg
Etymology: From Middle High German vrowede, from Old High German frouwida, frewida, from Proto-Germanic *frawiþō (“joy”), derived from *frawaz (“joyous”), from Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump; hop”). Cognate with Dutch vreugde, Low German Freid, Danish fryd, Swedish fröjd. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|vrowede}} Middle High German vrowede, {{inh|de|goh|frouwida}} Old High German frouwida, {{m|goh|frewida}} frewida, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*frawiþō||joy}} Proto-Germanic *frawiþō (“joy”), {{m|gem-pro|*frawaz||joyous}} *frawaz (“joyous”), {{der|de|ine-pro|*prew-||to jump; hop}} Proto-Indo-European *prew- (“to jump; hop”), {{cog|nl|vreugde}} Dutch vreugde, {{cog|nds|Freid}} Low German Freid, {{cog|da|fryd}} Danish fryd, {{cog|sv|fröjd}} Swedish fröjd Head templates: {{de-noun|f}} Freude f (genitive Freude, plural Freuden) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|f}} Forms: Freude [genitive], Freuden [plural], no-table-tags [table-tags], Freude [nominative, singular], Freuden [definite, nominative, plural], Freude [genitive, singular], Freuden [definite, genitive, plural], Freude [dative, singular], Freuden [dative, definite, plural], Freude [accusative, singular], Freuden [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. joy, delight, glee Tags: feminine Categories (topical): Emotions Synonyms: Freud, Freud' (english: in expressions, else poetic) Hyponyms: Fahrfreude (english: driving pleasure), Herzensfreude (english: heartfelt joy), Lebensfreude (english: joie de vivre, zest for life, joy of life), Mitfreude (english: shared joy), Schadenfreude
    Sense id: en-Freude-de-noun-p0gPxrRy Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German terms suffixed with -de Derived forms: des einen Freud ist des anderen Leid, des einen Leid ist des anderen Freud, Freud und Leid, freudebringend, freudenarm, Freudenbekundung, Freudenbotschaft, Freudenfest, Freudenfeuer, Freudengefühl, Freudengesang, Freudengeschrei, Freudenhaus, Freudenhymne, Freudenjauchzer, Freudenlied, freudenlos, Freudenmädchen, freudenreich, Freudenruf, Freudenschrei, Freudenspender, Freudensprung, Freudentag, Freudentanz, Freudentaumel, Freudenträne, Freudentropfen, freudestrahlend, freudig, Freudigkeit, freudlos, Freudlosigkeit, Freudloskeit, freudvoll, Friede, Freude, Eierkuchen, mit Fried und Freud ich fahr dahin, Spaß an der Freud

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