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German
Etymology
From Middle High German zierōt, composed from Middle High German ziere (and its ancestral forms) and the Germanic suffix *-ōd(i)-, expressing a state or condition (cf. Heimat). As the suffix is archaic in modern German, the word is usually reinterpreted as a compound of Zier (“decoration”) and Rat (“goods, effects”) and spelled accordingly. The Duden dictionary lists the latter as the dominant form.
Pronunciation
Noun
Zierrat m (strong, genitive Zierrates or Zierrats, plural Zierrate)
- decoration
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