Judenrat
German (Berlin)
[ˈjuːdn̩ˌʁaːt]
noun
Definitions
- (historical) Jewish council; especially an administrative body in German-occupied territory during World War II
Etymology
Compound from German Juden (Jews, jews) + German Rat (council, councillor, advice, councilor).
Origin
German (Berlin)
Rat
Gloss
council, councillor, advice, councilor
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Aufsichtsrat German
- Betriebsrat German
- Bundesrat German
- Departementsrat German
- Europarat German
- Juden German
- Judenschaft German
- Kriegsrat German
- Kronrat German
- Rat German
- Rathaus German
- Ratschluss German
- Ratsmitglied German
- Ratsversammlung German
- Regierungsrat German
- Reichsrat German
- Stadtrat German
- judenfrei German
- judenrein German
- ratfragen German
- ratsam German
- rāt Old High German