Zierrat

German

Alternative forms

• Zierat (archaic)

Etymology

From Middle High German zierōt, composed from Middle High German ziere (and its ancestral forms) and the Germanic suffix *-ōd(i)-, expressing a state or condition (cf. Heimat). As the suffix is archaic in modern German, the word is usually reinterpreted as a compound of Zier (“decoration”) and Rat (“goods, effects”) and spelled accordingly. The Duden dictionary lists the latter as the dominant form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtsiː.ʁaːt/

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Noun

Zierrat m (strong, genitive Zierrates or Zierrats, plural Zierrate)

1. decoration

Declension

Declension of Zierrat [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Zierrat	die	Zierrate
genitive	eines	des	Zierrates, Zierrats	der	Zierrate
dative	einem	dem	Zierrat, Zierrate1	den	Zierraten
accusative	einen	den	Zierrat	die	Zierrate

¹Now rare, see notes.

Descendants

• → Dutch: sieraad

Further reading

• “Zierrat” in Duden online