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Gerät

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See also: gerat, gérât, and gerät

German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German geræte (“consultation; equipment”), from Old High German girāti (“advice, consultation”), derived from rāt (“advice, council”). By surface analysis, ge- +‎ Rat. The semantic development can, theoretically, be explained internally through a path “consultation” → “precaution” → “equipment”. However, the word has without doubt been influenced by another term, at hand in Old High German gireiti (“stuff, equipment”), which is related with bereit (“ready”). Both became homophonous in many Low and Central German dialects; compare Middle Low German gerêde (“consultation; equipment”), which can be cognate with either Old High German word. The medieval sources show that the sense “equipment” did indeed spread from the north. Compare Dutch gerei and gereedschap, Swedish geråd.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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Gerät n (strong, genitive Gerätes or Geräts, plural Geräte)

  1. (countable) device, tool, appliance, machine
    Bitte schalten Sie Ihre elektronischen Geräte aus.
    Please turn off your electronic devices.
    einwandfreie Geräte. ― faultless devices.
  2. (uncountable) equipment, tools
  3. (dated, uncountable) contents, furniture

Declension

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Declension of Gerät [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gerät die Geräte
genitive eines des Gerätes, Geräts der Geräte
dative einem dem Gerät, Geräte1 den Geräten
accusative ein das Gerät die Geräte

1Now rare, see notes.

Hyponyms

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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