-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/
Suffix
-rath
- 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
Related terms
- -rade, -rode, -roth