Rache

See also: rache, Râché, and räche

German

Etymology

From Middle High German rāche, from Old High German rāhha, from Proto-Germanic *wrēkō (“persecution, revenge”), from Proto-Indo-European *wreg- (“to drive”). The irregular short vowel in modern German is due to the inherited short vowel in the verb rächen, reinforced by a spelling pronunciation among Low German speakers (who based on their Middle Low German wrāke could not know whether the High German vowel should be long or short; compare the reverse development in Lache).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈraxə/, [ˈʁäχə]
Hyphenation: Ra‧che
Rhymes: -aχə

Noun

Rache f (genitive Rache, no plural)

revenge; vengeance

Declension

Declension of Rache (uncountable)

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	eine	die	Rache
genitive	einer	der	Rache
dative	einer	der	Rache
accusative	eine	die	Rache

Derived terms

rachbar
Blutrache
Rachegott
Rachegöttin

Related terms

rächen
Rächer