Unrat

German

Alternative forms

• Unrath (obsolete)

Etymology

From un- +‎ Rat, change of meaning in Middle High German.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʊnʁaːt/
• Hyphenation: Un‧rat

• Audio:

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Noun

Unrat m (strong, genitive Unrates or Unrats, no plural)

1. litter, trash

Declension

Declension of Unrat [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Unrat
genitive	eines	des	Unrates, Unrats
dative	einem	dem	Unrat, Unrate1
accusative	einen	den	Unrat

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Unrat” in Duden online