Rachen

See also: rächen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rache, from Old High German rahho, hrahho, from Proto-West Germanic *hrakō, from Proto-Germanic *hrakô, from Proto-Indo-European *kreg- (“to croak, crow”). Cognate with Old English hraca (“throat”). Related also to English retch (“to clear one's throat”), Icelandic hráki (“spit, saliva”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraxən/, [ˈʁä.χn̩]
• Rhymes: -axən

• Audio:

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Noun

Rachen m (strong, genitive Rachens, plural Rachen)

1. throat, pharynx (interior of the front of the neck)

   Synonyms: Schlund, (interior and exterior) Kehle, Gurgel

Declension

Declension of Rachen [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Rachen	die	Rachen
genitive	eines	des	Rachens	der	Rachen
dative	einem	dem	Rachen	den	Rachen
accusative	einen	den	Rachen	die	Rachen

Further reading

• “Rachen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Rachen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Rachen” in Duden online