Masculine
Meaning

  1. (masculine, strong) advice, counsel
  2. (masculine, strong) council
  3. (masculine, strong) councilor, councillor
  4. (Germany, masculine, strong) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the senior service
  5. (Austria, masculine, strong) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after first promotion

Frequency

B1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

root

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʁaːt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Dutch raad, English rede and read (n.)

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