-rath

See also: rath, Rath, ráth, räth, and -raþ

German

Etymology

From Old High German rot (“clearing”), related to roden. The spelling with -a- reflects dialectal [ɔː] in these names. However, most Rhenish dialects should regularly have short [ɔ] (Central Franconian rodde), so there probably underlies some kind of analogy or older form of pronunciation. Another possibility would be influence by a Middle Low German spelling; compare -rade.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁaːt/
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Suffix

-rath

  1. A placename suffix found chiefly in the northern Rhineland.

Derived terms
  • Altenrath
  • Aprath
  • Beckrath
  • Benrath
  • Donrath
  • Erprath
  • Gierath
  • Gilverath
  • Gräfrath
  • Grefrath
  • Gürath
  • Hergenrath
  • Herkenrath
  • Herrath
  • Hilderath
  • Immerath
  • Kirchrath
  • Lanzerath
  • Lützerath
  • Mödrath
  • Nanderath
  • Neurath
  • Otzenrath
  • Overath
  • Paffrath
  • Quadrath
  • Rabotrath
  • Sasserath
  • Spenrath
  • Venrath
  • Vockrath
  • Welkenrath
  • Wickrath
  • Wülfrath
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