Ration

See also: ration

German

Etymology

18th century, from French ration. Doublet of Räson, Ratio, and Rede.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaˈtsjoːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Ration f (genitive Ration, plural Rationen)

1. ration

Declension

Declension of Ration [feminine]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Ration	die	Rationen
genitive	einer	der	Ration	der	Rationen
dative	einer	der	Ration	den	Rationen
accusative	eine	die	Ration	die	Rationen

Derived terms

• eiserne Ration
• Notration
• rationieren

Further reading

• “Ration” in Duden online
• “Ration”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)