Rache
German
Etymology
From Middle High German rāche, from Old High German rāhha, from Proto-Germanic *wrēkō (“persecution, revenge”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to drive”). The irregular short vowel in modern German is due to the inherited short vowel in the verb rächen, reinforced by a spelling pronunciation among Low German speakers (who based on their Middle Low German wrāke could not know whether the High German vowel should be long or short; compare the reverse development in Lache).
Pronunciation
Noun
Rache f (genitive Rache, no plural)
Declension
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Further reading
- “Rache” in Duden online
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