Ratsche
See also: rätsche
German
Etymology 1
From the verb ratschen (long a), from Middle High German ratzen (“to clatter”).[1]
Alternative forms
- Rätsche
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁaːtʃə/
Audio (Austria) (file) - Rhymes: -at͡ʃə
Noun
Ratsche f (genitive Ratsche, plural Ratschen)
- socket wrench
- (music) ratchet
Declension
Declension of Ratsche [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Ratsche | die | Ratschen |
| genitive | einer | der | Ratsche | der | Ratschen |
| dative | einer | der | Ratsche | den | Ratschen |
| accusative | eine | die | Ratsche | die | Ratschen |
Synonyms
- (tool): Knarre
- (musical instruments): Knarre, Schnarre
Etymology 2
From the verb ratschen (short a).
Alternative forms
- Ratsch m, Ratscher m
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁatʃə/
Audio (file)
Noun
Ratsche f (genitive Ratsche, plural Ratschen)
- (informal) a small cut, e.g. in one's skin or clothes
- Synonym: Schnitt
Declension
Declension of Ratsche [feminine]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | eine | die | Ratsche | die | Ratschen |
| genitive | einer | der | Ratsche | der | Ratschen |
| dative | einer | der | Ratsche | den | Ratschen |
| accusative | eine | die | Ratsche | die | Ratschen |
References
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “Ratsche”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Further reading
- “Ratsche” in Duden online