Zierrat
German edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German zierōt, composed from Middle High German ziere (and its ancestral forms) and the Germanic suffix *-ōd(i)-, expressing a state or condition (cf. Heimat). As the suffix is archaic in modern German, the word is usually reinterpreted as a compound of Zier (“decoration”) and Rat (“goods, effects”) and spelled accordingly. The Duden dictionary lists the latter as the dominant form.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
Zierrat m (strong, genitive Zierrates or Zierrats, plural Zierrate)
Declension edit
Declension of Zierrat [masculine, strong]
Descendants edit
- → Dutch: sieraad
Further reading edit
- “Zierrat” in Duden online