ratis
Latin
Etymology
From the same Proto-Indo-European root as Lithuanian rekles (“scaffolding”), Old Church Slavonic ратисте (ratiste, “staff, spear”), Latin rētae (“trees standing on the bank of a stream”). Also possibly connected to the Germanic roots of rood and rod.
Noun
ratis f (genitive ratis); third declension
- raft
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -em or -im, ablative singular in -e or -ī).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ratis | ratēs |
| Genitive | ratis | ratium |
| Dative | ratī | ratibus |
| Accusative | ratem ratim | ratēs ratīs |
| Ablative | rate ratī | ratibus |
| Vocative | ratis | ratēs |
Descendants
- French: radeau
Adjective
ratīs
- dative masculine plural of ratus
- dative feminine plural of ratus
- dative neuter plural of ratus
- ablative masculine plural of ratus
- ablative neuter plural of ratus
- ablative feminine plural of ratus
References
- ratis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ratis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ratis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ratis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ratis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin