Draht

German

Etymology

From Middle High German drāt (“wire, thread”), from Old High German drāt, thrāt, from Proto-Germanic *þrēduz, from Proto-Indo-European *treh₁-tu-, from *terh₁- (“rub, twist”). Related with drehen (“to turn, twist”), with which it was still associated in early modern German, as is proved by the insertion of the lengthening -h- (which is only used before sonorants or stem-finally). Cognate with Dutch draad, Low German Draat, English thread, Danish, Norwegian, and Swedish tråd, Icelandic þráður.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dʁaːt/

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• Hyphenation: Draht
• Rhymes: -aːt

Noun

Draht m (genitive Drahtes, plural Drähte, diminutive Drähtchen n)

1. wire (thread of metal; conductor)
2. (obsolete) thread

Synonyms

• (thread): Faden

Derived terms

• drahtig
• drahtlos

Related terms

• Drahtbrücke
• Drahtesel
• Drahtseil
• Drahtsieb
• Drahtzaun
• Drahtzieher
• Kaninchendraht
• Maschendraht
• Nanodraht
• Nato-Draht
• Stacheldraht

 

Further reading

• “Draht” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Draht” in Duden online