Polyglot Dictionary

Grat

/ɡʁaːt/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Grate

Meaning

  1. ridge (mountain)

    • Wir kletterten auf dem schmalen Grat entlang.

      We climbed along the narrow ridge.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Usage notes

A Grat is the narrow ridge connecting two mountain peaks, a common term in hiking and climbing.

Practice

1 What does Grat mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir kletterten auf dem schmalen ___ entlang.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Grat?

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