krat

From Middle Dutch cratte (“basketware, mold”), from Old Dutch *kratta, *kratto (“basket”), from Proto-Germanic *kratjô, *krattijô (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, *gre(n)t- (“plaiting, wicker, basket, cradle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to bind, twist, wind”).

• IPA^(key): /krɑt/

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• Hyphenation: krat
• Rhymes: -ɑt

krat n or m (plural kratten, diminutive kratje n)

1. crate

Traditionally considered a neuter noun, the usage with common gender arose in the 20th century.^[1]

• bierkrat
• vouwkrat

• → Caribbean Javanese: krat
• → Indonesian: krat

From Dutch krat (“crate”), from Middle Dutch cratte (“basketware, mold”), from Old Dutch *kratta, *kratto (“basket”), from Proto-Germanic *kratjô, *krattijô (“basket”), from Proto-Indo-European *gred-, *gre(n)t- (“plaiting, wicker, basket, cradle”), from Proto-Indo-European *ger- (“to bind, twist, wind”).

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrat̪̚]
• Hyphenation: krat

krat (plural krat-krat)

1. crate: a large open box or basket, used especially to transport fragile goods

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrat/
• Rhymes: -at
• Syllabification: krat

krat f

1. genitive plural of krata