Geheimrat

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

geheim (“secret”) +‎ Rat (“councillor”)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡəˈhaɪ̯mˌʁaːt/
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Noun

Geheimrat m (strong, genitive Geheimrates or Geheimrats, plural Geheimräte, feminine Geheimrätin)

  1. (chiefly historical) privy councillor (title of the highest officials of a German royal or principal court, and also of very eminent professors in some German universities)
    Synonyms: Geh.-Rat, Geh. Rat, geheimer Rat, Geheimer

Declension

Declension of Geheimrat [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Geheimrat die Geheimräte
genitive eines des Geheimrates, Geheimrats der Geheimräte
dative einem dem Geheimrat, Geheimrate1 den Geheimräten
accusative einen den Geheimrat die Geheimräte

1Now rare, see notes.

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