rætt
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *ratt, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz (whence also Old Frisian *rat). The various cognates reflect different preforms. The most common would be the feminine ō-stem *rattā: Old Frisian *ratte, Old Saxon ratta, Old Dutch *ratta, Old High German ratza. Old High German rato and ratta can only reflect borrowings post-dating the High German consonant shift, thus the non-geminate /t/ in rato is of unknown significance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rætt/, [ræt]
Noun
rætt m
- rat
Declension
Declension of rætt (strong a-stem)
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rætt | rættas |
| accusative | rætt | rættas |
| genitive | rættes | rætta |
| dative | rætte | rættum |
Descendants
- Middle English: ratte, rotte, rat
- English: rat
- Scots: ratt, rat