Grat
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Middle High German grāt, from Old High German grāt, according to Pokorny, probably related to Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn”).[1] Doublet of Gräte.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Grat m (strong, genitive Grates or Grats, plural Grate)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Grat [masculine, strong]
Related terms
[edit]- Berggrat, Dachgrat, Firngrat, Gebirgsgrat, Gipfelgrat, Metallgrat, Verfallsgrat
- Gratlänge, Gratwanderung, Gräte, entgraten
References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “440”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 440
Further reading
[edit]- “Grat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Grat” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
- “Grat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Grat” in Duden online
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- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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- German terms inherited from Old High German
- German terms derived from Old High German
- German terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- German doublets
- German 1-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:German/aːt
- Rhymes:German/aːt/1 syllable
- German terms with audio pronunciation
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- German lemmas
- German nouns
- German masculine nouns
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