Ratsche

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See also: ratsche and rätsche

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Etymology 1

From the verb ratschen (long a), from Middle High German ratzen (“to clatter”).

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Noun

Ratsche f (genitive Ratsche, plural Ratschen)

  1. socket wrench
  2. (music) ratchet
Declension
Declension of Ratsche
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
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Etymology 2

From the verb ratschen (short a).

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Noun

Ratsche f (genitive Ratsche, plural Ratschen)

  1. (informal) a small cut, e.g. in one's skin or clothes
    Synonym: Schnitt
Declension
Declension of Ratsche
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

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Ratsche”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

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