German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German erraten, from Old High German urrātan, arrātan, from Proto-Germanic *uzrēdaną (to guess). Equivalent to er- +‎ raten (advise, recommend; guess). Cognate with English arread.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈʁaːtən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʁaːtn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: er‧ra‧ten

Verb edit

erraten (class 7 strong, third-person singular present errät, past tense erriet, past participle erraten, auxiliary haben)

  1. to determine (something) through advice or empathy
  2. to guess (something) correctly, to divine

Conjugation edit

Further reading edit

  • erraten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • erraten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • erraten” in Duden online
  • erraten” in OpenThesaurus.de