Rache

See also: rache, Râché, and räche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rāche, from Old High German rāhha, from Proto-Germanic *wrēkō (“persecution, revenge”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to drive”). The irregular short vowel in modern German is due to the inherited short vowel in the verb rächen, reinforced by a spelling pronunciation among Low German speakers (who based on their Middle Low German wrāke could not know whether the High German vowel should be long or short; compare the reverse development in Lache).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈraxə/, [ˈʁäχə]
  • Hyphenation: Ra‧che
  • Rhymes: -aχə

Noun

Rache f (genitive Rache, no plural)

  1. revenge; vengeance

Declension
Declension of Rache (uncountable)
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative eine die Rache
genitive einer der Rache
dative einer der Rache
accusative eine die Rache

Derived terms

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