Zierrat

German

Alternative forms

Zierat (archaic)

Etymology

From 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

IPA^(key): /ˈtsiː.ʁaːt/
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Noun

Zierrat m (strong, genitive Zierrates or Zierrats, plural Zierrate)

decoration

Declension

Declension of Zierrat [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zierrat	die	Zierrate
genitive	eines	des	Zierrates, Zierrats	der	Zierrate
dative	einem	dem	Zierrat, Zierrate¹	den	Zierraten
accusative	einen	den	Zierrat	die	Zierrate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

→ Dutch: sieraad