Triumph

/tʁiˈʊmf/

der noun C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Positive
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: positive.

Forms

plural
die Triumphe

Meaning

  1. triumph

    • Der Sieg war ein Triumph.

      The victory was a triumph.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Sieg

Sieg is the everyday word for a victory; Triumph is a grander, more emotionally charged triumph, often celebrated.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

triunfo

triunfo is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "triumph."

Practice

1 What does Triumph mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Sieg war ein ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Triumph?

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