Gerade

== German == === Etymology === Nominalization of gerade (“straight”, adjective). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɡəˈʁaːdə/, /ˈɡʁaːdə/ Hyphenation: Ge‧ra‧de Rhymes: -aːdə Homophone: Grade (disyllabic) === Noun === Gerade f (adjectival, definite nominative die Gerade, genitive Gerader, definite genitive der Geraden, plural Gerade, definite plural die Geraden) or Gerade f (genitive Gerade, plural Geraden) (geometry) line (infinite one-dimensional figure) (motor racing) straightaway ==== Usage notes ==== The original adjectival declension is maintained chiefly in the singular: auf der Geraden. Here the form auf der Gerade would be somewhat informal. In the plural, however, nominal declension is by far predominant: zwei Geraden much rather than zwei Gerade. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Gerade” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gerade” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “Gerade” in Duden online