Geheimrat
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
geheim (“secret”) + Rat (“councillor”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Geheimrat m (strong, genitive Geheimrates or Geheimrats, plural Geheimräte, feminine Geheimrätin)
- (chiefly historical) privy councillor (title of the highest officials of a German royal or principal court, and also of very eminent professors in some German universities)
- Synonyms: Geh.-Rat, Geh. Rat, geheimer Rat, Geheimer
Declension edit
Declension of Geheimrat [masculine, strong]
singular | plural | ||||
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indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Geheimrat | die | Geheimräte |
genitive | eines | des | Geheimrates, Geheimrats | der | Geheimräte |
dative | einem | dem | Geheimrat, Geheimrate1 | den | Geheimräten |
accusative | einen | den | Geheimrat | die | Geheimräte |
1Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Geheimrat” in Duden online