Quadrath

German

Etymology

From Quad- + the common Rhenish suffix -rath (“clearing”). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is the first component MHG "quât", Dutch "kwaad" for "bad"?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkvaːtˌraːt/, [ˈkʋaːtˌʁaːt]
• IPA^(key): /kvaˈdraːt/ (non-local spelling pronunciation by confusion with Quadrat)

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Proper noun

Quadrath n (proper noun, genitive Quadraths or (optionally with an article) Quadrath)

1. A quarter of Bergheim, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany