Gerade
See also: gerade
German
editEtymology
editNominalization of gerade (“straight”, adjective).
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ɡəˈʁaːdə/, /ˈɡʁaːdə/
Audio (Austria): (file) Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: Ge‧ra‧de
- Rhymes: -aːdə
- Homophone: Grade (disyllabic)
Noun
editGerade f (adjectival, definite nominative die Gerade, genitive Gerader, definite genitive der Geraden, plural Gerade, definite plural die Geraden) or Gerade f (genitive Gerade, plural Geraden)
- (geometry) line (infinite one-dimensional figure)
- (motor racing) straightaway
Usage notes
edit- The original adjectival declension is maintained chiefly in the singular: auf der Geraden. Here the form auf der Gerade would be somewhat informal. In the plural, however, nominal declension is by far predominant: zwei Geraden much rather than zwei Gerade.
Declension
editDeclension of Gerade [feminine, adjectival]
singular | plural | |||
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feminine gender | strong declension | |||
nominative | Gerade | Gerade | ||
genitive | Gerader | Gerader | ||
dative | Gerader | Geraden | ||
accusative | Gerade | Gerade | ||
weak declension | ||||
nominative | die | Gerade | die | Geraden |
genitive | der | Geraden | der | Geraden |
dative | der | Geraden | den | Geraden |
accusative | die | Gerade | die | Geraden |
mixed declension | ||||
nominative | eine | Gerade | (keine) | Geraden |
genitive | einer | Geraden | (keiner) | Geraden |
dative | einer | Geraden | (keinen) | Geraden |
accusative | eine | Gerade | (keine) | Geraden |
Declension of Gerade [feminine]