Rat

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old High German rāt, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz (compare Dutch raad, English rede, Old English ræd)

Noun[edit]

Rat m (genitive Rates or Rats, plural Räte)

  1. advice
  2. council
  3. councilor, councillor

Declension[edit]

declension of Rat
singular plural
m gender indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rat die Räte
genitive eines des Rates,
Rats		 der Räte
dative einem dem Rat,
Rate (archaic)		 den Räten
accusative einen den Rat die Räte

Derived terms[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Noun[edit]

Rat f (plural Raten)

  1. rat
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