rata

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English

Etymology 1

flowers of the southern rata, Metrosideros umbellata

From Māori rātā or cognate Tahitian rātā (“tree of genus Metrosideros”). Compare Tahitian puarātā (“Metrosideros collina”).

Noun

rata (usually uncountable, plural ratas)

1. (usually countable) Any of various New Zealand plants of the genus Metrosideros.
2. (usually uncountable) The hard dark red wood of trees of genus Metrosideros.

References

• “rata, n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2008.

Etymology 2

a rata tree, Garcinia dulcis

Compare Sinhalese රට ගොරකා (raṭa gorakā, “Garcinia xanthochymus”), Marathi रातंबी (rātambī, “Garcinia indica”). This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Noun

rata (plural ratas)

1. yellow mangosteen (Garcinia dulcis), a tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.

   Synonyms: Claudie mangosteen, eggtree

References

• “rata”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• Metrosideros on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Metrosideros on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mangosteen on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Garcinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Garcinia dulcis at Germplasm Resources Information Network

Anagrams

• ta-ra, taar, Tārā, Arta, ATRA, Tara, tara, A.A.R.T., Atar, atar

Aragonese

Etymology 1

Una rata (1).

Inherited from Latin *ratta, equivalent to rato (“mouse”) +‎ -a. Cognates include Spanish rata and Catalan rata.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrata/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ra‧ta

Noun

rata f (plural ratas)

1. rat

Etymology 2

Perhaps somehow related to rato (“moment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrata/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ra‧ta

Noun

rata f (plural ratas)

1. sudden movement; reflex

References

• Martínez Tur, Feliciano; Rodés Orquín, Francho (2022), “rata”, in Diccionario aragonés-castellano-catalán‎^[1], Zaragoza, Spain: Estudio de Filolochía Aragonesa, Edicions Dichitals de l’Academia de l’Aragonés, published April 2025, →ISSN, page 953

'Are'are

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾata/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Noun

rata

1. name

References

• Naitoro, Kateřina (2013) A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (Thesis)‎^[2], Christchurch, New Zealand: University of Canterbury, archived from the original on 2017-11-28

Balinese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ratə/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Javanese ratā (“level place”) (compare Javanese ꦫꦠ (rata)), from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataR. Doublet of ᬤᬢ and data.

Adjective

rata (Balinese script ᬭᬢ)

1. flat

   Synonym: data

Adverb

rata (Balinese script ᬭᬢ)

1. (distribution) evenly
2. everywhere

Etymology 2

From Old Javanese ratha (“chariot”), from Sanskrit रथ (rátha, “chariot”). Cognate with Javanese ꦫꦠ (rata).

Noun

rata (Balinese script ᬭᬣ)

1. carriage

Further reading

• “rata”, in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia] (in Balinese), Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Catalan

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Medieval Latin rattus (“rat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈra.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈra.ta]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

rata f (plural rates)

1. rat

   Synonym: rat

2. Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)

   Synonym: saltabardissa

Derived terms

• rata cellarda
• rata d'aigua
• rata de biblioteca
• rata dormidora
• rata mesquera
• rata penada
• rata talp
• ratar
• ratat
• rater
• ratera

Related terms

• ratador
• ratadura

Further reading

• “rata”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “rata”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “rata” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “rata”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Etymology 2

Verb

rata

1. inflection of ratar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rata (compare Estonian rada, Ingrian rata (“The Milky Way”), Karelian rata (“The Milky Way”), Livonian radā), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tradō (compare Dutch tra (“trail, (forest) path”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Syllabification^(key): ra‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): ra‧ta

Noun

rata

1. (literary) route, path, road

   Synonyms: tie, polku, reitti

2. (rail transport) railroad track, track

   Synonym: rautatie

3. (sports) track, lane, course, ground, range, sheet

   luistelurata ― skating track

   uimarata ― swim lane

   ravirata ― harness racing course

   jousiammuntarata ― archery ground

   ampumarata ― shooting range

   curling-rata ― curling sheet

4. (mechanics) trajectory, course (path of a body as it travels through space)

   Synonym: lentorata

5. (mechanics) orbit (path of one object around another)

   Synonym: kiertorata

6. (figuratively) course (sequence of events)

   Kaikki menee normaalia rataansa. ― Everything follows the normal course of events.

7. (slang) nightlife

   Synonym: baana

Declension

Inflection of rata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t–d gradation)
nominative		rata	radat
genitive		radan	ratojen
partitive		rataa	ratoja
illative		rataan	ratoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rata	radat
accusative	nom.	rata	radat
	gen.	radan
genitive		radan	ratojen ratain rare
partitive		rataa	ratoja
inessive		radassa	radoissa
elative		radasta	radoista
illative		rataan	ratoihin
adessive		radalla	radoilla
ablative		radalta	radoilta
allative		radalle	radoille
essive		ratana	ratoina
translative		radaksi	radoiksi
abessive		radatta	radoitta
instructive		—	radoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t–d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ratani ratani accusative nom. ratani ratani gen. ratani genitive ratani ratojeni rataini rare partitive rataani ratojani inessive radassani radoissani elative radastani radoistani illative rataani ratoihini adessive radallani radoillani ablative radaltani radoiltani allative radalleni radoilleni essive ratanani ratoinani translative radakseni radoikseni abessive radattani radoittani instructive — — comitative — ratoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ratasi ratasi accusative nom. ratasi ratasi gen. ratasi genitive ratasi ratojesi rataisi rare partitive rataasi ratojasi inessive radassasi radoissasi elative radastasi radoistasi illative rataasi ratoihisi adessive radallasi radoillasi ablative radaltasi radoiltasi allative radallesi radoillesi essive ratanasi ratoinasi translative radaksesi radoiksesi abessive radattasi radoittasi instructive — — comitative — ratoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ratamme ratamme accusative nom. ratamme ratamme gen. ratamme genitive ratamme ratojemme rataimme rare partitive rataamme ratojamme inessive radassamme radoissamme elative radastamme radoistamme illative rataamme ratoihimme adessive radallamme radoillamme ablative radaltamme radoiltamme allative radallemme radoillemme essive ratanamme ratoinamme translative radaksemme radoiksemme abessive radattamme radoittamme instructive — — comitative — ratoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ratanne ratanne accusative nom. ratanne ratanne gen. ratanne genitive ratanne ratojenne ratainne rare partitive rataanne ratojanne inessive radassanne radoissanne elative radastanne radoistanne illative rataanne ratoihinne adessive radallanne radoillanne ablative radaltanne radoiltanne allative radallenne radoillenne essive ratananne ratoinanne translative radaksenne radoiksenne abessive radattanne radoittanne instructive — — comitative — ratoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ratansa ratansa accusative nom. ratansa ratansa gen. ratansa genitive ratansa ratojensa ratainsa rare partitive rataansa ratojaan ratojansa inessive radassaan radassansa radoissaan radoissansa elative radastaan radastansa radoistaan radoistansa illative rataansa ratoihinsa adessive radallaan radallansa radoillaan radoillansa ablative radaltaan radaltansa radoiltaan radoiltansa allative radalleen radallensa radoilleen radoillensa essive ratanaan ratanansa ratoinaan ratoinansa translative radakseen radaksensa radoikseen radoiksensa abessive radattaan radattansa radoittaan radoittansa instructive — — comitative — ratoineen ratoinensa

Derived terms

• raadollinen
• ratamo
• ratautua

compounds

• ajoharjoittelurata
• ajorata
• ampumarata
• autorata
• eläinrata
• esterata
• formularata
• golfrata
• hammasrata
• hermorata
• hiilimurskarata
• ilmarata
• iturata
• johtorata
• jousiammuntarata
• junanrata
• junarata
• juoksurata
• jäärata
• katurata
• kaupunkirata
• keilailurata
• keilarata
• kelkkailurata
• kelkkarata
• kenttärata
• kiertorata
• kiitorata
• kilparata
• kiskoköysirata
• kohorata
• kortikospinaalirata
• kuntorata
• kuularata
• kuurata
• köysirata
• lentorata
• liikerata
• linnunrata
• Linnunrata
• liukurata
• luistelurata
• luistinrata
• luonnonjäärata
• maarata
• metrorata
• moottorirata
• museorata
• nostinrata
• oikorata
• ovaalirata
• poikkirata
• polaarirata
• pujottelurata
• pururata
• pyramidirata
• pyöräilyrata
• päärata
• radanpito
• radanrakennus
• radanvarsi
• rantarata
• rata-ajo
• rata-alue
• rata-arvo
• rata-auto
• rata-autoilija
• rata-autoilu
• rata-autourheilu
• rataelementti
• rataellipsi
• rataennätys
• ratagolf
• rataharjoittelu
• rataharjoitus
• rataimpulssimomentti
• ratajakso
• ratajuoksu
• ratajärjestys
• ratakelaaja
• ratakelaus
• ratakierros
• ratakisko
• ratakävely
• ratalaji
• rataliikenne
• ratamestari
• ratamoottoripyörä
• ratamoottoripyöräily
• ratamoottoriveneily
• ratanaula
• rataosa
• ratapenger
• ratapiha
• ratapyörä
• ratapyöräily
• ratapölkky
• rataresonanssi
• ratarikko
• ratatuomari
• ratatyö
• rataveneily
• rataverkko
• ratavirkailija
• ratayhteys
• ratsastusrata
• ravirata
• riippurata
• rullarata
• satelliittirata
• siirtorata
• sisärata
• sivurata
• skeittirata
• spin-ratakytkentä
• suurnopeusrata
• synkronirata
• syöksylaskurata
• sähkörata
• tekojäärata
• teollisuusrata
• tiilimurskarata
• työstörata
• uimarata
• ulkorata
• vauhdinottorata
• vauhtirata
• vuoristorata
• ympyrärata

See also

• ratas

Further reading

• “rata”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• -rtaa, arat, atra

French

Pronunciation

• Audio (France (Vosges)):

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Verb

rata

1. third-person singular past historic of rater

Anagrams

• tara

Galician

Etymology

From rato (“mouse”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈratɐ]

Noun

rata f (plural ratas)

1. rat

Related terms

• rato

References

• Antón Santamarina, editor (2006–2013), “rata”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rata”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rata”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse rata, from Proto-Germanic *wratōną. The word is absent in the related modern languages, but cognate with Gothic 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍉𐌽 (wratōn, “to travel, to journey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈraːta]
• Rhymes: -aːta

Verb

rata (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rataði, supine ratað)

1. to find one’s way
2. to know the way
   • a. 13th century, Hávamál (English source, Icelandic sourve)

     Vits er þörf
     þeim er víða ratar.
     Dælt er heima hvað.
     Að augabragði verður
     sá er ekki kann
     og með snotrum situr.

     Wits must he have
     who wanders wide,
     But all is easy at home;
     At the witless man
     the wise shall wink
     When among such men he sits.

Conjugation

rata – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að rata
supine sagnbót		ratað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		ratandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	rata	rataði		rati	rataði
	þú	ratar	rataðir		ratir	rataðir
	hann, hún, það	ratar	rataði		rati	rataði
plural	við	rötum	rötuðum		rötum	rötuðum
	þið	ratið	rötuðuð		ratið	rötuðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	rata	rötuðu		rati	rötuðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	rata (þú), rataðu
plural	þið	ratið (þið), ratiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

ratast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að ratast
supine sagnbót		ratast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		ratandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	ratast	rataðist		ratist	rataðist
	þú	ratast	rataðist		ratist	rataðist
	hann, hún, það	ratast	rataðist		ratist	rataðist
plural	við	rötumst	rötuðumst		rötumst	rötuðumst
	þið	ratist	rötuðust		ratist	rötuðust
	þeir, þær, þau	ratast	rötuðust		ratist	rötuðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	ratast (þú), ratastu
plural	þið	ratist (þið), ratisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈrata/ [ˈra.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ra‧ta

Etymology 1

From Malay rata, from Javanese rata, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataR. Doublet of datar and latar.

Adjective

rata (comparative lebih rata, superlative paling rata)

1. even
   1. flat and level
   2. parallel: on a level; reaching the same limit

      Synonym: papar

2. even, evenly, equally: in a fair manner of distribution, giving the same amount or number to each
3. flat

   Gempa bumi telah menyebabkan bangunan-bangunan itu menjadi rata dengan tanah. ― An earthquake had been flattened the buildings.

   Synonyms: datar, pelat

4. smooth

   Permukaannya tidak rata. ― The surface is not smooth.

   Synonyms: halus, mulus

Derived terms

• memeratakan
• memperatakan
• menyeratakan
• merata
• merata-ratakan
• meratai
• meratakan
• pemerataan
• perata
• perataan
• purata
• rata-rata
• rerata
• serata

• rata kanan
• rata kanan kiri
• rata tengah

Etymology 2

From Malay rata, from Sanskrit रथ (rátha, “chariot”).

Noun

rata (plural rata-rata)

1. (obsolete) carriage

   Synonym: kereta

Derived terms

• rata terbang

Further reading

• “rata”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rata. Cognates include Finnish rata and Estonian rada.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtɑ/, [ˈrɑtɑˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtɑ/, [ˈrɑd̥ɑˑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Noun

rata

1. course, trajectory

Declension

Declension of rata (type 3/kana, t- gradation, gemination)
	singular	plural
nominative	rata	raat
genitive	raan	rattoin
partitive	rattaa	ratoja
illative	rattaa	rattoi
inessive	raas	raois
elative	raast	raoist
allative	raalle	raoille
adessive	raal	raoil
ablative	raalt	raoilt
translative	raaks	raoiks
essive	ratanna, rattaan	ratoinna, rattoin
exessive1)	ratant	ratoint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Derived terms

• Tähtirata

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 460

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin rata, from the Latin phrase pro rata parte (“according to the proportional share”), from ratus (“reckoned”), past participle of the verb reor (“to think over, deem, reckon”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.ta/
• Rhymes: -ata
• Hyphenation: rà‧ta

Noun

rata f (plural rate)

1. instalment/installment

Anagrams

• atra, tara

Javanese

Romanization

rata

1. romanization of ꦫꦠ

Ladin

Noun

rata f (plural rates)

1. dose
2. instalment

Verb

rata

1. third-person singular present indicative of rater
2. third-person plural present indicative of rater
3. second-person singular imperative of rater

Lamalera

Noun

rata

1. hair

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈra.ta]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈraː.ta]

Adjective

rata

1. inflection of ratus:
   1. nominative/vocative/ablative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Latvian

Noun

rata m

1. genitive singular of rats

Lindu

Noun

rata

1. guest
2. foreigner

Malay

Pronunciation

• (Southern Peninsular Malaysia Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈratə/ [ˈra.t̪ə]
  • Rhymes: -atə, -ə

• (Literary Standard) IPA^(key): /ˈrata/ [ˈra.t̪a]
  • Rhymes: -ata, -a
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Javanese ratā, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataR. Doublet of datar and latar.

Adjective

rata (Jawi spelling رات, comparative lebih rata, superlative paling rata)

1. level, even, flat

Derived terms

• merata
• meratai
• meratakan (“leveling”)
• rata-rata
• ratakan

• pukul rata, purata

Descendants

• > Indonesian: rata

Etymology 2

From Sanskrit रथ (ratha).

Noun

rata (Jawi spelling رات, plural rata-rata)

1. chariot

Further reading

• "rata" in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu (PRPM) [Malay Literary Reference Centre (PRPM)] (in Malay), Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017
  (also see "rata" at PRPM first version)

Mandar

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataR, from Proto-Austronesian *dataR.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rata/

Adjective

rata

1. flat

References

• Nadia Almira Sagitta (2016), Kamus Mandar-Indonesia‎^[4], page 21

Māori

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *lasa (Compare Fijian lasa).

Adjective

rata

1. tame
2. quiet

Northern Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu -thanda, Tsonga -rhandza.

Verb

rata

1. to love

Occitan

Etymology

Feminine of rat (“rat”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Languedoc):

  (file)

Noun

rata f (plural ratas)

1. (Rattus rattus) female black rat

Derived terms

• rata d'aiga

Related terms

• rat

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hrātu.

Noun

rāta f

1. honeycomb

Inflection

Declension of rāta (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	rāta	rāta, rāton
accusative	rāta, rāton	rāta, rāton
genitive	rāton	rātono
dative	rāton	rāton

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: râte
  • Dutch: raat
    • → West Frisian: raat

References

• “rāta”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Old High German

Alternative forms

• rāta

Noun

rātā

1. nominative/accusative plural of rāt

Old Javanese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.ta/
• Rhymes: -ta
• Homophones: ratā, ratha
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Etymology 1

Noun

rata

1. alternative form of surata

Etymology 2

Noun

rata

1. alternative spelling of ratā

Adjective

rata

1. alternative spelling of ratā

Further reading

• "rata" in P.J. Zoetmulder with the collaboration of S.O. Robson, Old Javanese-English Dictionary. 's-Gravenhage: M. Nijhoff, 1982.

Paraguayan Guarani

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a

Noun

rata (plural ratakuéra)

1. fire

References

• Canese, Natalia Krivoshein de; Alcaraz, Feliciano Acosta (2016), “rata”, in Ñe’ẽryru [Dictionary] (overall work in Spanish), Asunción: Instituto Superior de Lenguas, →ISBN, page 96, column 1

Polish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂er-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁-

Proto-Italic *rēōr

Latin reor

Latin ratus

Medieval Latin rata

German Ratebor.

Polish rata

Borrowed from German Rate, from Medieval Latin rata, from Latin ratus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ra‧ta
• Homophone: Rata

Noun

rata f (diminutive ratka)

1. (banking, finance) installment (portion of debt)

   Hypernym: należność

Declension

Declension of rata

	singular	plural
nominative	rata	raty
genitive	raty	rat
dative	racie	ratom
accusative	ratę	raty
instrumental	ratą	ratami
locative	racie	ratach
vocative	rato	raty

Derived terms

adjective

• ratalny

adverb

• na raty

noun

• rata balonowa

Further reading

• “rata”, in Wielki słownik języka polskiego‎^[5] (in Polish), Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• “rata”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[6] (in Polish)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.tɐ/ [ˈha.tɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.tɐ/ [ˈha.tɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.tɐ/ [ˈχa.tɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁa.tɐ/

• Rhymes: -atɐ
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Noun

rata f (plural ratas)

1. female equivalent of rato
2. (chiefly Portugal, informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina

   • 1927, João da Silva Correia, O eufemismo e o disfemismo na língua e na literatura portuguesa‎^[7]:

     […] ao feminino chama-se ordinariamente a vulva, a vagina, a pássara, a passarola, o pardejo, a pinta, o pito, a rata, a nódos, a pachacha, o vespeiro, a coisa, a xarifa, o pechincho.

     the feminine is commonly called the vulva, the vagina, the pássara, the passarola, the pardejo, the spot, the pito, the rata, the nódos, the pachacha, the wasp bike, the thing, the xarifa, the pechincho.

   • 2023 October 26, Folha Vitória‎^[8], archived from the original on 3 February 2024:

     Tens o que é necessário para esmagares a minha rata?
     Essa pergunta nada mais é do que um meme que surgiu de uma forma um tanto peculiar.

     “Do you have what is needed to pound my vagina?”
     This question is nothing more than a meme with a little bit peculiar origin.

Etymology 2

See the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rata

1. inflection of ratar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “rata”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “rata”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French rater.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Verb

a rata (third-person singular present ratează, past participle ratat) 1st conjugation

1. to miss, to fail

Conjugation

    conjugation of rata (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a rata
gerund			ratând
past participle			ratat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	ratez	ratezi	ratează	ratăm	ratați	ratează
	imperfect	ratam	ratai	rata	ratam	ratați	ratau
	simple perfect	ratai	ratași	rată	ratarăm	ratarăți	ratară
	pluperfect	ratasem	rataseși	ratase	rataserăm	rataserăți	rataseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să ratez	să ratezi	să rateze	să ratăm	să ratați	să rateze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		ratează			ratați
	negative		nu rata			nu ratați

Noun

rata

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of rată

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian rata (“installment”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rǎːta/
• Hyphenation: ra‧ta

Noun

ráta f (Cyrillic spelling ра́та)

1. installment

Declension

Declension of rata

	singular	plural
nominative	rata	rate
genitive	rate	rata
dative	rati	ratama
accusative	ratu	rate
vocative	rato	rate
locative	rati	ratama
instrumental	ratom	ratama

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rata (Cyrillic spelling рата)

1. genitive singular of rat

Sotho

Etymology

Cognate with Zulu -thanda, Tsonga -rhandza.

Verb

rata

1. to love

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrata/ [ˈra.t̪a]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ata
• Syllabification: ra‧ta

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Germanic *rattaz

Germanicbor.

Vulgar Latin rattusder.

Spanish rata

From Vulgar Latin rattus (“rat”), of Germanic origin. It is not known how the noun made the jump to a feminine noun.

Noun

rata f (plural ratas, masculine rato, masculine plural ratos)

2. rat (medium-sized rodent belonging to the Rattus genus)

Derived terms

• cola de rata
• hacer la rata, hacerse la rata
• matarratas
• niño rata
• piel de rata
• rata almizclera
• rata canguro
• rata de agua
• rata de cloaca
• rata de mar
• rata lampiña
• rata noruega
• rata parda
• rata topo
• rata topo desnuda
• rey de las ratas

Related terms

• ratear
• ratero
• raticida
• ratón
• ratonearse

Noun

rata f (plural ratas, masculine ratón, masculine plural ratones)

2. female equivalent of ratón (“mouse”)

Adjective

rata (invariable) (colloquial, derogatory)

1. stingy, miserly, tight-fisted

   Synonyms: tacaño, pesetero, hijo de puta

2. rat, jerk (despicable person, especially who has been deceitful or disloyal)
3. rat, snitch, informant

   Synonyms: chivato, soplón, delator, sapo

Etymology 2

From Latin rāta (“considered, established, certain”, adjective) through ellipsis of phrases such as rāta parte (“established part”), rāta ratiōne (“established ration”) etc., feminine ablative singular of ratus, perfect active participle of rērī (“to think, judge, consider”). Cognate with English rate and likely reinforced by it.

Noun

rata f (plural ratas)

1. (Colombia, Panama, Peru, Venezuela) percentage

   Synonym: porcentaje

2. (Colombia, mathematics) ratio

   Synonym: razón

3. (Colombia, economics) rate

   Synonym: tasa

Derived terms

• rata por cantidad

Further reading

• “rata”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse hrata, from Proto-Germanic *hratt- (“to rush”); see *hradaz (“hasty, quick”). Cognate with Icelandic hrata (“to lose balance”) and Old English hratian (“to hurry”).

Verb

rata (present ratar, preterite ratade, supine ratat, imperative rata)

1. to reject, discard

   Synonyms: avslå, försmå, kassera, skrota, underkänna, vraka

   Antonyms: anta, godta, ta, välja

Conjugation

Conjugation of rata (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	rata		ratas
supine	ratat		ratats
imperative	rata		—
imper. plural1	raten		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	ratar	ratade	ratas	ratades
ind. plural1	rata	ratade	ratas	ratades
subjunctive2	rate	ratade	rates	ratades
present participle		ratande
past participle		ratad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

• “rata”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “rata”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “rata”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Tahitian

Etymology

Borrowed from English letter.

Noun

rata

1. letter

Ternate

Etymology

Possibly from Malay rata (“level, flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾa.ta/

Verb

rata

1. (stative) to be smooth

Conjugation

Conjugation of rata

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		torata	forata	mirata
2nd person		norata	nirata
3rd person	masculine	orata	irata yorata (archaic)
	feminine	morata
	neuter	irata

References

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001), A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

Tswana

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.ta/

Verb

go rata (past ratile)

1. to love
2. to like

Veps

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian страдать (stradatʹ). Compare Finnish raataa, Karelian ruadua and Ludian ruata.

Verb

rata

1. to work
2. to toil
3. to act (perform an action)

Inflection

Inflection of rata (inflection type 13/maksta)
1st infinitive	rata
present indic.	radab
past indic.	radoi
	present indicative	past indicative	imperative
1st singular	radan	radoin	—
2nd singular	radad	radoid	rada
3rd singular	radab	radoi	rakaha
1st plural	radam	radoim	rakam
2nd plural	radat	radoit	rakat
3rd plural	ratas radaba	radoiba	rakaha
sing. conneg.1	rada	radand	rada
plur. conneg.	rakoi	ranugoi	rakoi
	present conditional	past conditional	potential
1st singular	radaižin	ranuižin	radanen
2nd singular	radaižid	ranuižid	radaned
3rd singular	radaiži	ranuiži	radaneb
1st plural	radaižim	ranuižim	radanem
2nd plural	radaižit	ranuižit	radanet
3rd plural	radaižiba	ranuižiba	radaneba
connegative	radaiži	ranuiži	radane
non-finite forms
1st infinitive	rata
2nd infinitive		3rd infinitive
inessive	rates	inessive	radamas
instructive	raten	illative	radamaha
participles		elative	radamaspäi
present active	radai	adessive	radamal
past active	ranu	abessive	radamat
past passive	ratud
1 In imperative: used only in the second-person singular. The plural form is used with other persons.

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “возделывать, действовать, обработать, работать, трудиться”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[9], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

West Makian

Etymology

From Malay rata (“level, flat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈr̪a.t̪a/

Verb

rata

1. (stative) to be flat, level

   afi da rata ― level ground

Conjugation

Conjugation of rata (stative verb)

		singular	plural
			inclusive	exclusive
1st person		tirata	mirata	arata
2nd person		nirata	firata
3rd person	inanimate	irata	dirata
	animate	marata
imperative		—, rata	—, rata

References

• James Collins (1982), Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎^[10], Pacific linguistics