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Rat.

advice, counsel

3 characters1 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

noun/raːt/[ʁaːt]
  1. advice, counsel

    masculine · strong
  2. council

    masculine · strong
  3. councilor, councillor

    masculine · strong
  4. title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the senior service

    Germany · masculine · strong
  5. title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after first promotion

    Austria · masculine · strong
Where this word comes from

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).

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