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Gerät

See also: gerat, gérât, and gerät

German edit

Etymology edit

From Middle High German geræte (“consultation; equipment”), from Old High German girāti (“advice, consultation”), derived from rāt (“advice, council”), whence modern German Rat. The semantic development can, theoretically, be explained internally through a path “consultation” → “precaution” → “equipment”. However, the word has without doubt been influenced by another term, at hand in Old High German gireiti (“stuff, equipment”), which is related with bereit (“ready”). Both became homophonous in many Low and Central German dialects; compare Middle Low German gerēde (“consultation; equipment”), which can be cognate with either Old High German word. The Middle High German sources show that the sense “equipment” did indeed spread from the north. Compare Dutch gerei and gereedschap.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʁɛːt/, [ɡəˈʁɛːt] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈʁeːt/ (overall more common; chiefly northern and eastern regions)
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  • Rhymes: -ɛːt
  • Homophone: gerät

Noun edit

Gerät n (strong, genitive Gerätes or Geräts, plural Geräte)

  1. (countable) device, tool, appliance, machine
    Bitte schalten Sie Ihre elektronischen Geräte aus.
    Please turn off your electronic devices.
    einwandfreie Geräte. ― faultless devices.
  2. (uncountable) equipment, tools
  3. (dated, uncountable) contents, furniture

Declension edit

Declension of Gerät [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Gerät die Geräte
genitive eines des Gerätes, Geräts der Geräte
dative einem dem Gerät, Geräte1 den Geräten
accusative ein das Gerät die Geräte

1Now rare, see notes.

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