Rad

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"

German

Etymology

From Old High German rad, from Proto-Germanic *raþą, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret- (“to roll”). Related to English rotary and rueda (“wheel”) (which descended from same PIE root through Latin rota).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raːt/ (prescriptive standard; especially southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /rat/ (predominant in northern and parts of central Germany; but inflected forms with a long vowel)
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  • Rhymes: -aːt, -at
  • Homophone: Rat (according to prescriptive standard)

Noun

Rad n (genitive Rades or Rads, plural Räder, diminutive Rädchen n)

  1. wheel
  2. bicycle (abbreviation of Fahrrad)

Declension
Declension of Rad
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Rad die Räder
genitive eines des Rades,
Rads		 der Räder
dative einem dem Rad,
Rade1		 den Rädern
accusative ein das Rad die Räder
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms
Derived terms

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German rad, from Proto-Germanic *raþą. Cognate with German Rad, Dutch rad.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʀaːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt
  • Homophone: Rat

Noun

Rad n (plural Rieder)

  1. wheel
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