Motorrad

German

Ein Motorrad

Etymology

Motor (“engine”) +‎ Rad (“wheel”)

Pronunciation

• (careful) IPA^(key): [ˈmoːtoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt], [moˈtoːɐ̯ˌʁaːt]
• (common) IPA^(key): [mɔˈtoːˌʁaːt], [ˈmoːtoˌʁaːt], [ˈmoːtɔɐ̯ˌʁaːt]

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• Hyphenation: Mo‧tor‧rad

Noun

Motorrad n (strong, genitive Motorrades or Motorrads, plural Motorräder)

1. motorcycle

Declension

Declension of Motorrad [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Motorrad	die	Motorräder
genitive	eines	des	Motorrades, Motorrads	der	Motorräder
dative	einem	dem	Motorrad, Motorrade1	den	Motorrädern
accusative	ein	das	Motorrad	die	Motorräder

¹Now rare, see notes.

Further reading

• “Motorrad” in Duden online
• “Motorrad”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmoːtoʀˌʀaːt/

Noun

Motorrad n (plural Motorrieder)

1. motorcycle