erraten

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German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German erraten, from Old High German urrātan, arrātan, from Proto-Germanic *uzrēdaną (to guess). Equivalent to er- +‎ raten (advise, recommend; guess). Cognate with English arread.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈʁaːtən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: er‧ra‧ten

Verb[edit]

erraten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present errät, past tense erriet, past participle erraten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to determine (something) through advice or empathy
  2. to guess (something) correctly, to divine

Conjugation[edit]

Further reading[edit]

  • erraten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erraten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erraten” in Duden online
  • erraten” in OpenThesaurus.de