Draht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German drāt (“wire, thread”), from Old High German drāt, thrāt, from Proto-West Germanic *þrādu, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Related with drehen (“to turn, twist”), with which it was still associated in early modern German, as is proved by the insertion of the lengthening -h- (which is only used before sonorants or stem-finally). Cognate with Dutch draad, Low German Draat, English thread, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tråd, Icelandic þráður.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /dʁaːt/
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  • Hyphenation: Draht
  • Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Draht m (strong, genitive Drahtes or Drahts, plural Drähte, diminutive Drähtchen n)

  1. wire (thread of metal; conductor)
  2. (obsolete) thread

Declension
Declension of Draht [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Draht die Drähte
genitive eines des Drahtes, Drahts der Drähte
dative einem dem Draht, Drahte1 den Drähten
accusative einen den Draht die Drähte

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Hungarian: drót
  • → Polish: drut (“wire, knitting needle”)

Further reading
  • “Draht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Draht” in Duden online
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