trocken

adj · /ˈtʁɔkən/ ·

Etymology

From Middle High German trucken, trocken, from Old High German truckan, trokkan (“dried out, parched, thirsty, dry”), from Proto-West Germanic *drukn, from Proto-Germanic *druknaz, *druhnaz (“dry”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰerǵʰ- (“to strengthen; become hard or solid”), from *dʰer- (“to hold, hold fast, support”). The form trucken was originally predominant, but the word eventually became standardized in an old western variant with -o-. Cognate with Old Saxon drokno (“dry”, adverb), Old English ġedrycnan (“to dry up”).

Translation

dry (not wet; lacking water)

Ein Bier, bitte, meine Kehle ist ganz trocken.

A beer, please, my throat is really dry.
dry (not sweet)
dry (abstinent after having had an alcohol problem) person
dry (subtly humorous, and often mildly rude)
dry (dull, boring)