-rath

See also: rath, Rath, ráth, räth, and -raþ

German

Etymology

From Old High German rot (“clearing”), related to roden. The spelling with -a- reflects dialectal [ɔː] in these names. However, most Rhenish dialects should regularly have short [ɔ] (Central Franconian rodde), so there probably underlies some kind of analogy or older form of pronunciation. Another possibility would be influence by a Middle Low German spelling; compare -rade.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaːt/

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Suffix

-rath

1. A placename suffix found chiefly in the northern Rhineland.

Derived terms

• Altenrath
• Aprath
• Beckrath
• Benrath
• Donrath
• Erprath
• Gierath
• Gilverath
• Gräfrath
• Grefrath
• Gürath
• Hergenrath
• Herkenrath
• Herrath
• Hilderath
• Immerath
• Kirchrath
• Lanzerath
• Lützerath
• Mödrath
• Nanderath
• Neurath
• Otzenrath
• Overath
• Paffrath
• Quadrath
• Rabotrath
• Sasserath
• Spenrath
• Venrath
• Vockrath
• Welkenrath
• Wickrath
• Wülfrath

 

Related terms

• -rade, -rode, -roth