Rat

See also: rat, rất, rät, and råt

English

Proper noun

Rat

  1. The first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.

Anagrams

German

Alternative forms
  • Rath (obsolete)
  • Raht (obsolete; in use from the 16th to the end of the 18th century, uncommon in the 19th century, officially proscribed since 1902)

Etymology

From Old High German rāt, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz. Cognate with Dutch raad, English rede and read (n.)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʀaːt/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːt
  • Homophone: Rad (according to the standard pronunciation of that word)

Noun

Rat m (genitive Rats or Rates, plural Räte)

  1. advice
  2. council
  3. councilor, councillor

Declension
Declension of Rat
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Rat die Räte
genitive eines des Rates,
Rats		 der Räte
dative einem dem Rat,
Rate1		 den Räten
accusative einen den Rat die Räte
1Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

Further reading
  • Rat in Duden online

Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Old High German rato, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz. Cognate with German Ratte, Dutch rat, English rat, Icelandic rotta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʀaːt/
  • Rhymes: -aːt
  • Homophone: Rad

Noun

Rat m or f (plural Raten)

  1. rat
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