Zierrat

German

Alternative forms
  • Zierat (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German zierōt, composed from Middle High German ziere (and its ancestral forms) and the Germanic suffix *-ōd(i)-, expressing a state or condition (cf. Heimat). As the suffix is archaic in modern German, the word is usually reinterpreted as a compound of Zier (“decoration”) and Rat (“goods, effects”) and spelled accordingly. The Duden dictionary lists the latter as the dominant form.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtsiː.ʁaːt/
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Noun

Zierrat m (strong, genitive Zierrates or Zierrats, plural Zierrate)

  1. decoration

Declension
Declension of Zierrat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Zierrat die Zierrate
genitive eines des Zierrates, Zierrats der Zierrate
dative einem dem Zierrat, Zierrate1 den Zierraten
accusative einen den Zierrat die Zierrate

1Now rare, see notes.

Descendants
  • → Dutch: sieraad

Further reading
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