See also: raute

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Raute

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁaʊ̯.tə]
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  • Hyphenation: Rau‧te

Etymology 1 edit

From Middle High German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Proto-West Germanic *rūtā (rue).

Noun edit

Raute f (genitive Raute, plural Rauten)

  1. (botany)
  2. rue, common rue, herb of grace (Ruta graveolens)
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Etymology 2 edit

From Middle High German rūte. Probably the same word as etymology 1, the name of the shape being taken from the plant's cross-shaped flower, which is reminiscent of a rhombus. (Compare the picture above.) This etymology is now predominantly accepted, though some sources still consider it uncertain.

 
Eine Raute.

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Raute f (genitive Raute, plural Rauten)

  1. rhombus, rhomb
  2. the hash sign (the # symbol)
  3. (heraldry) lozenge
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Further reading edit

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