Rad

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rad"

German

Etymology

From Old High German rad, from Proto-Germanic *raþą.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /raːt/ (standard)
IPA^(key): /rat/ (variant in northern and central Germany; but inflected forms always with a long vowel)
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Rhymes: -aːt, -at
Homophone: Rat (only according to standard pronunciation)

Noun

Rad n (genitive Rades or Rads, plural Räder, diminutive Rädchen n)

wheel
bicycle (abbreviation of Fahrrad)

Declension

Declension of Rad

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rad	die	Räder
genitive	eines	des	Rades, Rads	der	Räder
dative	einem	dem	Rad, Rade¹	den	Rädern
accusative	ein	das	Rad	die	Räder

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Derived terms

das Rad an der Welle - wheel and axle
das Rad laufen lassen - to coast (while cycling)
ein Rad schlagen - to turn a cartwheel
Essen auf Rädern
Fahrrad
Hochrad

Radarm
Radber
radeln
radfahren, Rad fahren
radial
Radkappe

Radler
Radscheibe
radschlagen
Radzahn
Rennrad
Steuerrad
Stützrad

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German rad, from Proto-Germanic *raþą. Cognate with German Rad, Dutch rad.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʀaːt/
Rhymes: -aːt
Homophone: Rat

Noun

Rad n (plural Rieder)

wheel

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