Tränendrüse
German, noun/ˈtʁɛːnənˌdʁyːzə/
Tränendrüse is spelled T-R-Ä-N-E-N-D-R-Ü-S-E (11 letters) and appears about once in every 4 million words in written German, the 94,067th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Tränendrüse is a German feminine noun meaning “lacrimal gland” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Drüse, die im Augenwinkel liegt und Tränenflüssigkeit absondert”.
What does Tränendrüse mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininelacrimal gland
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Drüse, die im Augenwinkel liegt und Tränenflüssigkeit absondert
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Tränendrüse
- Tränendrüsen plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Tränendrüse?
- /ˈtʁɛːnənˌdʁyːzə/
- [ˈtʁɛːnənˌdʁyːzə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Tränendrüse in German?
Tränendrüse appears about once in every 4 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).