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noun

die Traube, -n

grape

Definition & meaning

die Traube (plural: die Trauben) has several related meanings:

  1. Grape
    The small, round fruit of a grapevine, eaten fresh or used to make wine.

    • Ich esse gerne Trauben. — “I like eating grapes.”
    • rote Trauben — red grapes
    • weiße Trauben — white/green grapes

  2. Bunch or cluster of grapes
    It can refer to the entire group of grapes growing together on a vine.

    • eine Traube Weintrauben — a bunch of grapes

  3. Cluster or crowd
    In a figurative sense, Traube can describe a dense group of people or objects gathered closely together.

    • eine Traube von Menschen — a crowd or cluster of people

  4. Botanical term: raceme
    In botany, Traube can refer to an inflorescence in which individual flowers grow on short stalks along a central stem. In this meaning, it is usually translated as raceme.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Gender: feminine: die Traube
  • Plural: die Trauben
  • Pronunciation: approximately “TROU-buh”
  • Word type: simple noun; it is not normally divided into meaningful modern German parts.

The word comes from Middle High German trūbe and is related to the idea of something swollen, clustered, or full. The related word Traube is also found in compounds such as Weintraube (“grape”) and Traubensaft (“grape juice”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms

  • Weintraube — literally “wine grape”; more specific than Traube, especially when referring to grapes from a grapevine.
  • Weinbeere — “grape berry”; emphasizes the individual berry rather than the whole bunch.
  • Büschel — “tuft” or “bunch”; a general word for a small cluster and not specifically a grape bunch.
  • Cluster — “cluster”; a technical or modern loanword, often used for groups of things or people rather than fruit.

Antonyms

There is no direct antonym for Traube in its meaning “grape” or “bunch.” For the meaning “cluster,” a possible contrast is:

  • Einzelstück — “individual item,” referring to one separate object rather than a group.
  • Einzelbeere — “individual berry,” contrasting with a whole bunch of grapes.

Common phrases & collocations

  • eine Traube essen — to eat a grape or grapes
  • Trauben pflücken — to pick grapes
  • Trauben ernten — to harvest grapes
  • Wein aus Trauben machen — to make wine from grapes
  • eine Traube von Menschen — a crowd of people
  • in Trauben wachsen — to grow in clusters

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Examples

Eine Traube schmeckt sehr süß.noun

A grape tastes very sweet.

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