Gerät
Meaning
- (countable,neuter,strong) device, tool, appliance, machine
- (neuter,strong,uncountable) equipment, tools
- (dated,neuter,strong,uncountable) contents, furniture
Concepts
gadget
tools and materials
equipment and materials
machinery and tools
jobbyjobber
Synonyms
Zubehörteil
Zubehörgerät
Meßinstrument
Zusatzteil
Werkzeug und Material
Widget
technisches Ding
Mini-Anzeigeprogramm
Grafikobjekt
nützliches Gerät
Sachmittel
Mittel, Instrument, Werkzeug
Utensilien, Gerät, Zeug
Gadget
Austattung
neumodischer Apparat
Turngerät
Frequency
Gender
Neuter
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ɡəˈʁɛːt/
Etymology
From Middle High German geræte (“consultation; equipment”), from Old High German girāti (“advice, consultation”), derived from rāt (“advice, council”), whence modern German Rat. The semantic development can, theoretically, be explained internally through a path “consultation” → “precaution” → “equipment”. However, the word has without doubt been influenced by another term, at hand in Old High German gireiti (“stuff, equipment”), which is related with bereit (“ready”). Both became homophonous in many Low and Central German dialects; compare Middle Low German gerēde (“consultation; equipment”), which can be cognate with either Old High German word. The Middle High German sources show that the sense “equipment” did indeed spread from the north. Cognate with Swedish geråd. Compare Dutch gerei and gereedschap.
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