rada
English
noun
Definitions
- (politics) A parliamentary body in a number of Slavic countries.
- A soviet, a form of governing council in the former Soviet Union.
Etymology
Borrowed from Polish rada derived from Middle Low German rât.
Origin
Middle Low German
rât
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Aufsichtsrat German
- Betriebsrat German
- Bundesrat German
- Departementsrat German
- Europarat German
- Judenrat German
- Kriegsrat German
- Kronrat German
- Rat German
- Rathaus German
- Ratschluss German
- Ratsmitglied German
- Ratsversammlung German
- Regierungsrat German
- Reichsrat German
- Stadtrat German
- ratfragen German
- ratsam German
- rada Polish
- ráð Old Norse
- rada Czech
- landráð Icelandic
- ráð Icelandic
- ráðabrugg Icelandic
- ráðgjafi Icelandic
- ráðherra Icelandic
- ráðhús Icelandic
- ráðríkur Icelandic
- ríkisráð Icelandic
- rāt Old High German
- rât Middle High German
- rât Middle Low German
- rād Old Saxon