Fahrrad

See also: fahr rad

German

Etymology

fahren (“drive/ride”) +‎ Rad (“wheel”). Compare Dutch rijwiel

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈfaːɐ̯ˌʁa(ː)t/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /ˈfaʁat/ (chiefly western Germany)
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Hyphenation: Fahr‧rad

Noun

Fahrrad n (genitive Fahrrades or Fahrrads, plural Fahrräder)

bicycle

Declension

Declension of Fahrrad

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Fahrrad	die	Fahrräder
genitive	eines	des	Fahrrades, Fahrrads	der	Fahrräder
dative	einem	dem	Fahrrad, Fahrrade¹	den	Fahrrädern
accusative	ein	das	Fahrrad	die	Fahrräder

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Synonyms

Drahtesel (humorous)
Fietse (colloquial; north-western Germany)
Velo (Swiss)

Hypernyms

Zweirad

Hyponyms

Damenrad
Hollandrad
Rennrad

Derived terms

Fahrradweg

See also

radfahren, Rad fahren

Further reading

Fahrrad in Duden online

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