Trog

See also: trog, tròg, tróg, trög, and trøg

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Etymology

From Middle High German troc, from Old High German trog, from Proto-West Germanic *trog, from Proto-Germanic *trugaz.

Akin to Dutch trog, English trough, Danish trug, Swedish tråg.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tʁoːk/ (standard)
• IPA^(key): /tʁoːx/ (northern and central Germany; now chiefly colloquial)

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Trog m (strong, genitive Troges or Trogs, plural Tröge)

1. (agriculture) trough (narrow container for animals to drink or eat from)
2. (geology) trench (often filled with sediments)

Declension

Declension of Trog [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Trog	die	Tröge
genitive	eines	des	Troges, Trogs	der	Tröge
dative	einem	dem	Trog, Troge1	den	Trögen
accusative	einen	den	Trog	die	Tröge

¹Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

• (trough for animal fodder): Futtertrog
• (geological trench): Graben

Derived terms

• Futtertrog

Related terms

• Truhe

Further reading

• “Trog” in Duden online