"Rat" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /raːt/, [ʁaːt] Audio: De-Rat.ogg [Germany, Berlin]
Rhymes: -aːt Etymology: From Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Dutch raad, English rede and read (noun). Etymology templates: {{ety|de|:inh|gmh:rāt<id:advice>}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "think", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to think", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "to fit", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂er-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "inchoative suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-éh₁ti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*h₂reh₁-", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "id" : "resultative verbs", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰh₁eti", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*dʰeh₁-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-eti", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰeti", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*Hreh₁dʰ-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Germanic", "term" : "*rēdaz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gem-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-West Germanic", "term" : "*rād", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "gmw-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old High German", "term" : "rāt", "lang" : "goh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle High German", "term" : "rāt", "lang" : "gmh" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "German", "term" : "Rat", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "de" }" data-lang="de" data-title="Rat">, {{inh|de|gmh|rāt|id=advice}} Middle High German rāt, {{inh|de|goh|rāt|id=advice}} Old High German rāt, {{inh|de|gmw-pro|*rād|id=advice}} Proto-West Germanic *rād, {{inh|de|gem-pro|*rēdaz|id=advice}} Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, {{cog|nl|raad}} Dutch raad, {{cog|en|rede}} English rede Head templates: {{de-noun|m,(e)s,^e}} Rat m (strong, genitive Rates or Rats, plural Räte) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,(e)s,^e}} Forms: Rates [genitive], Rats [genitive], Räte [plural], strong [table-tags], Rat [nominative, singular], Räte [definite, nominative, plural], Rates [genitive, singular], Rats [genitive, singular], Räte [definite, genitive, plural], Rat [dative, singular], Rate [dative, singular], Räten [dative, definite, plural], Rat [accusative, singular], Räte [accusative, definite, plural], Raht [alternative, obsolete], Rath [alternative]
  1. advice, counsel Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Rat-de-noun-yiDNFBR2
  2. council Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Rat-de-noun-oMfsc~bX
  3. councilor, councillor Tags: masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Rat-de-noun-WbqkrOYm Categories (other): Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 41 3 48
  4. (Germany) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the senior service Tags: Germany, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Rat-de-noun-rklesfcd Categories (other): German German
  5. (Austria) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after first promotion Tags: Austria, masculine, strong
    Sense id: en-Rat-de-noun-peKby5np Categories (other): Austrian German, German entries with etymon, German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of German entries with etymon: 5 3 32 4 56 Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 20 1 28 7 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 11 3 35 6 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 41 3 48 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 10 2 34 5 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ratlos, ratsam
Hyponyms: Abteilungsrat, Ältestenrat, Amtsrat, Aufsichtsrat, Beirat, Betriebsrat, Bezirksrat, Bundesrat, Departementsrat, Dorfrat, Europarat, Fakultätsrat, Finanzrat, Frauenrat, Friedensrat, Geheimrat, Gemeinderat, Gerichtsrat, Hausrat, Hofrat, Hofrath, Justizrat, Kriegsrat, Krisenrat, Kronrat, Länderrat, Landgerichtsrat, Landrat, Lenkungsrat, Militärrat, Ministerrat, Mitgliederrat, Oberrat, Ortsrat, Personalrat, Provinzrat, Rechtsrat, Reichsrat, Revolutionsrat, Sachverständigenrat, Schulrat, Staatsrat, Stadtrat, Ständerat, Stiftungsrat, Unternehmensrat, Verwaltungsrat, Weiberrat Related terms: Räterepublik, Räteversammlung, Ratgeber, Rathaus, Ratsabstimmung, Ratsausschuss, Ratsbeschluss, Ratsfrau, Ratsherr, Ratskeller, Ratsmehrheit, Ratsmitglied, Ratspräsident, Ratstreffen, Ratsversammlung, Ratsvorsitz, Ratsvorsitzender

Inflected forms

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      ]
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    {
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      "word": "Gemeinderat"
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    {
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      "word": "Kronrat"
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      "word": "Ministerrat"
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      "word": "Mitgliederrat"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "Oberrat"
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      "word": "Revolutionsrat"
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      "word": "Sachverständigenrat"
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      "word": "Schulrat"
    },
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      "word": "Staatsrat"
    },
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      "word": "Stadtrat"
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      "word": "Ständerat"
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      "word": "Stiftungsrat"
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      "word": "Unternehmensrat"
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "word": "Räterepublik"
    },
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      "word": "Räteversammlung"
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      "word": "Ratgeber"
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      "word": "Ratsabstimmung"
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      "word": "Ratspräsident"
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      "ipa": "/raːt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʁaːt]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Rat.ogg",
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "rhymes": "-aːt"
    },
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      "homophone": "Rad (standard; in practice especially southern)"
    }
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  "word": "Rat"
}
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    "German terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *Hreh₁dʰ-",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂er-",
    "German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₂reh₁-",
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    "Rhymes:German/aːt",
    "Rhymes:German/aːt/1 syllable"
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      "word": "ratsam"
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      "name": "ety"
    },
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      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmh",
        "3": "rāt",
        "id": "advice"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "goh",
        "3": "rāt",
        "id": "advice"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German rāt",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gmw-pro",
        "3": "*rād",
        "id": "advice"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-West Germanic *rād",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "gem-pro",
        "3": "*rēdaz",
        "id": "advice"
      },
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "raad"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "rede"
      },
      "expansion": "English rede",
      "name": "cog"
    }
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  "etymology_text": "From Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.\nCognate with Dutch raad, English rede and read (noun).",
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    {
      "form": "Rates",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rats",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Räte",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "strong",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "de-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "Rat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Räte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rates",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rats",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Räte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "definite",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rat",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rate",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Räten",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rat",
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        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
      "form": "Räte",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "definite",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Raht",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Rath",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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    }
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    {
      "parts": [
        "Rat"
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    {
      "word": "Abteilungsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ältestenrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Amtsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Aufsichtsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Beirat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Betriebsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bezirksrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Bundesrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Departementsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Dorfrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Europarat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Fakultätsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Finanzrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Frauenrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Friedensrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Geheimrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gemeinderat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Gerichtsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hausrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hofrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Hofrath"
    },
    {
      "word": "Justizrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kriegsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Krisenrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Kronrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Länderrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landgerichtsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Landrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Lenkungsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Militärrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ministerrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Mitgliederrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Oberrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ortsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Personalrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Provinzrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rechtsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Reichsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Revolutionsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Sachverständigenrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Schulrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Staatsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stadtrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ständerat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Stiftungsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Unternehmensrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Verwaltungsrat"
    },
    {
      "word": "Weiberrat"
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "German",
  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "Räterepublik"
    },
    {
      "word": "Räteversammlung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratgeber"
    },
    {
      "word": "Rathaus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsabstimmung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsausschuss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsbeschluss"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsfrau"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsherr"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratskeller"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsmehrheit"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsmitglied"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratspräsident"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratstreffen"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsversammlung"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsvorsitz"
    },
    {
      "word": "Ratsvorsitzender"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "advice, counsel"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "advice",
          "advice"
        ],
        [
          "counsel",
          "counsel"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "council"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "councilor, councillor"
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          "councillor",
          "councillor"
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        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "German German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "title of a Beamter (\"Public servant\") at the beginning of the senior service"
      ],
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        [
          "Beamter",
          "Beamter"
        ]
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        "(Germany) title of a Beamter (\"Public servant\") at the beginning of the senior service"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "masculine",
        "strong"
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "Austrian German"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "title of a Beamter (\"Public servant\") in the senior service after first promotion"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Beamter",
          "Beamter"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Austria) title of a Beamter (\"Public servant\") in the senior service after first promotion"
      ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/raːt/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ʁaːt]"
    },
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      "audio": "De-Rat.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/6b/De-Rat.ogg/De-Rat.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6b/De-Rat.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "Germany",
        "Berlin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-aːt"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "Rad (standard; in practice especially southern)"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Rat"
}

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