Grat

See also: grat, GRAT, grät, and gråt

German edit

Etymology edit

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 edit

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

Noun edit

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

Declension edit

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.

Related terms edit

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

References edit

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

Further reading edit

“Grat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
“Grat” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
“Grat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
“Grat” in Duden online

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