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Appendix:Variations of "rad"
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
gmw-cfr Radd Raad optionally for the respective pronunciations
Etymology
gmw-cfr goh gmw-pro 2
From gmw-cfr gmh rat, from gmw-cfr goh rad, from gmw-cfr gmw-pro *raþ, from gmw-cfr gem-pro *raþą.
Pronunciation
gmw-cfr /ʀat/ /ʀaːt/
In Moselle Franconian mostly long. In Ripuarian both forms and often with a distinction: common case gmw-cfr et Rad [ət ˈʀat] vs. dative gmw-cfr dem Rad [dəm ˈʀaːt].
Noun
gmw-cfr noun n plural Räder or Rader or Rädder or Radder diminutive Rädche
wheel
bike
Usage notes
The vowel length of the plural does not necessarily agree with that of the singular. Depending on the dialect all combinations are possible.
German
Etymology 1
de wheel :inh gmh:rat<id:wheel>
From de gmh rat, from de goh rad, from de gmw-pro *raþ, from de gem-pro *raþą, from de ine-pro *Hret- to roll.
Related to sv ratt steering wheel and fi ratti steering wheel. Also related to en rotary and es rueda wheel, which descended from the same PIE root through la rota.
Pronunciation
de /ʁaːt/ prescriptive standard; especially southern Germany, Austria, Switzerland
de /ʁat/ predominant in northern and parts of central Germany; but inflected forms with a long vowel
de De-at-Rad.ogg Austria
de De-Rad.ogg
de aːt at 1
de Rat de according to prescriptive standard
Noun
n,(e)s,^er ^chen,erl,l
wheel
de gymnastics cartwheel
de Fahrrad; bicycle
Declension
n,(e)s,^er
Hyponyms
de Allrad Antriebsrad Bergrad Damenrad Dreirad Einrad Elektrorad Fahrrad Faltrad Glücksrad Hamsterrad Handrad Herrenrad Hinterrad Hochrad Hollandrad Kammrad Kettenrad Kinderrad Klapprad Kraftrad Käserad Lastenrad Laufrad Leihrad Leihrad Lenkrad Liegerad Mausrad Messrad Motorrad Mühlrad Reibrad Rennrad Reserverad Rhönrad Riesenrad Rändelrad Rücklaufrad Schaufelrad Scheibenrad Schieberad Schleifrad Schneckenrad Schraubenrad Schubrad Schwungrad Schöpfrad Sonnenrad Speichenrad Spinnrad Stadtrad Stellrad Steuerrad Stützrad Tourenrad Treibrad Tretrad Turbinenrad Vorderrad Wagenrad Wasserrad Windrad Zahnrad Zweirad
Derived terms
de Essen auf Rädern Radarm Radber radeln radfahren Rad fahren Radhaube radial Radkappe Radler -rädrig Radscheibe radschlagen Radzahn
Descendants
eo rado 1
pau rrat 1
Etymology 2
de unit :bor en:rad
de en rad.
Noun
n,(s),s
de physics rad non-SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation
de Gray
Declension
n,(s),s
Further reading
Rad_Teil_Fahrzeug_Fahrrad
Rad_Maszeinheit
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From lb gmh rat, from lb goh rad, from lb gmw-pro *raþ, from lb gem-pro *raþą. Cognate with de Rad, nl rad.
Pronunciation
lb /raːt/ [ʀaːt]
lb aːt 1
lb Rat
Noun
n Rieder Riedchen
wheel