Ratsche
German
editEtymology 1
editFrom the verb ratschen (long a), from Middle High German ratzen (“to clatter”).[1]
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editRatsche f (genitive Ratsche, plural Ratschen)
Declension
editDeclension of Ratsche [feminine]
Synonyms
editEtymology 2
editFrom the verb ratschen (short a).
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editNoun
editRatsche f (genitive Ratsche, plural Ratschen)
Declension
editDeclension of Ratsche [feminine]
References
edit- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Ratsche”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
edit- “Ratsche” in Duden online