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früh

adj · /fʁyː/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German vrüe, vrüeje, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-West Germanic *frō(ī) (“early”). Cognate with Dutch vroeg, German Low German fröh, Saterland Frisian fröier (“formerly”).

Translation

  1. early

    ein früher Wintereinbruch

    an early onset of winter

    "Wenn du müde bist, wieso gehst du nicht schlafen?" "Weil ich zu früh aufwachen werde, wenn ich jetzt schlafen gehe."

    "If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early."

    Die meisten Leute haben große Unlust, früh aufzustehen, selbst wenn sie es müssen.

    Most people have great disinclinations to get out of bed early, even if they have to.

  2. before the usualappointed time source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. ancient source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. early source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en

früh

adv · /fʁyː/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German vrüe, vrüeje, from Old High German fruoi, from Proto-West Germanic *frō(ī) (“early”). Cognate with Dutch vroeg, German Low German fröh, Saterland Frisian fröier (“formerly”).

Translation

  1. early

    Er geht früh ins Bett.

    He goes to bed early.

  2. in the morning (general in morgen früh, otherwise regional, especially Eastern Germany, Southern Germany, Austria)

    morgen früh

    tomorrow morning

    heute früh

    this morning

    Dienstag früh

    Tuesday morning

Früh

noun · /fʁyː/ ·
Etymology

As a feminine, apocope of Frühe. As a neuter, nominalization of früh.

Translation

morning

alternative form of Frühe

  1. alternative form of Frühe (“morning”) Austria, Southern-Germany, alt-of, alternative, feminine, neuter, no-plural, obsolete, rare, strong

    In der Früh bin ich nicht zu gebrauchen.

    I can barely function in the morning.

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Früh
Accusative Früh
Dative Früh
Genitive Früh