Treue

See also: treue

German

Etymology

From Middle High German triuwe, from Old High German triuwa, from Proto-West Germanic *treuwu, from Proto-Germanic *trewwō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʁɔɪ̯ə/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔɪ̯ə

Noun

Treue f (genitive Treue, no plural)

1. faithfulness, loyalty

   Antonyms: Untreue, Treulosigkeit

   Meine Ehre heißt Treue.

   My honour is called loyalty. (motto of the Schutzstaffel)

Declension

Declension of Treue [sg-only, feminine]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Treue
genitive	einer	der	Treue
dative	einer	der	Treue
accusative	eine	die	Treue

Related terms

• betrauen
• vertrauen
• traun

Further reading

• “Treue” in Duden online
• “Treue” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache