Rad

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German

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German rad, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (to roll). Related to English rotary and Spanish rueda (wheel) (which descended from same PIE root through Latin rota).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːt/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "prescriptive standard; especially southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
  • IPA(key): /rat/ Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "predominant in northern and parts of central Germany; but inflected forms with a long vowel" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.
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  • Rhymes: -aːt, -at
  • Homophone: Rat Lua error in Module:parameters at line 290: Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "according to prescriptive standard" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E.

Noun

Rad n (genitive Rades or Rads, plural Räder, diminutive Rädchen n)

  1. wheel
  2. bicycle (abbreviation of Fahrrad)

Declension

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Derived terms


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German rad, from Proto-Germanic *raþą. Cognate with German Rad, Dutch rad.

Pronunciation

Noun

Rad n (plural Rieder)

  1. wheel