Zierrat
German
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom 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
editNoun
editZierrat m (strong, genitive Zierrates or Zierrats, plural Zierrate)
Declension
editDeclension of Zierrat [masculine, strong]
Descendants
edit- → Dutch: sieraad
Further reading
edit- “Zierrat” in Duden online