Grat

See also: grat, GRAT, grät, and gråt

German

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German grāt, from Old High German grāt, according to Pokorny, probably related to Proto-Germanic *granō (“awn”).^[1] Doublet of Gräte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡʁaːt/
• Rhymes: -aːt

• Audio:

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• Homophones: Grad, grad

Noun

Grat m (strong, genitive Grates or Grats, plural Grate)

1. ridge
2. edge
3. flash
4. (metallurgy) burr

Declension

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Grat	die	Grate
genitive	eines	des	Grates, Grats	der	Grate
dative	einem	dem	Grat, Grate1	den	Graten
accusative	einen	den	Grat	die	Grate

Declension of Grat [masculine, strong]

¹Now rare, see notes.

Related terms

• Berggrat, Dachgrat, Firngrat, Gebirgsgrat, Gipfelgrat, Metallgrat, Verfallsgrat
• Gratlänge, Gratwanderung, Gräte, entgraten

References

1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “440”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 2, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 440

Further reading

• “Grat” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Grat” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
• “Grat” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Grat” in Duden online