Grat

Grat

See also: GRAT, grat, grât, grät, and gråt

German

Etymology

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

  • IPA(key): /ɡʁaːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Homophones: Grad, grad

Noun

Grat m (strong, genitive Grates or Grats, plural Grate)

  1. ridge
  2. edge
  3. flash
  4. (metallurgy) burr

Declension

Declension of Grat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Grat die Grate
genitive eines des Grates, Grats der Grate
dative einem dem Grat, Grate1 den Graten
accusative einen den Grat die Grate

1Now rare, see notes.

  • Berggrat, Dachgrat, Firngrat, Gebirgsgrat, Gipfelgrat, Metallgrat, Verfallsgrat
  • Gratlänge, Gratwanderung, Gräte, entgraten

References

  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959), Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 440

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