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Hofrat

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Hof (“courtyard, court; royal court”) +‎ Rat (“council; councilor”).

Noun

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Hofrat m (strong, genitive Hofrates or Hofrats, plural Hofräte)

  1. (historical) the Aulic Council of the Austrian Empire
  2. (historical) councillors of the Aulic Council
  3. (modern usage) title of a high-ranking Austrian Beamter ("Public servant")

Declension

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Declension of Hofrat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Hofrat die Hofräte
genitive eines des Hofrates, Hofrats der Hofräte
dative einem dem Hofrat, Hofrate1 den Hofräten
accusative einen den Hofrat die Hofräte

1Now rare, see notes.

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