rat
Syllable Decomposition
rataccording to TLFI, from an onomatopoeia that the rat makes while gnawing. The English 'rat', the German 'Ratte', the Dutch 'rat' are derived from a Germanic etymon 'ratō' related to the Latin 'rodo' ('to gnaw', see 'rodent') and the word is either from Old Franconian, of Celtic origin, or a loanword from a neighboring language.
Definitions
- serrurerie
Synonyms
gaspardronge-maille
Feminine
Plural
rats
Hyponyms
rat à crêterat brunrat des acaciasrat des bambousrat des champsrat des greniersrat des villesrat domestiquerat musquérat noirrat-tauperat-taupe nu
Translations
german:Ratte
english:rat
chinese:耗子
danish:rotte
spanish:rata
finnish:rotta
greek:αρουραίος
italian:ratto
dutch:rot
polish:szczur
portuguese:rato
russian:крыса
swedish:råtta
See also
inratable (adj.) dératiser (v.) rat (adj.) raté (adj.) raté (cn.) dératisation (cn.) Rats (pn.) rater (v.) ratier (cn.) ratière (cn.) ratable (adj.) ratage (cn.)