ratite

English

Etymology

From Latin ratis (“raft”) +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹætaɪt/

Adjective

ratite (not comparable)

1. Pertaining to the order Struthioniformes (as opposed to carinate). [from 19th c.]

   Synonym: ratitate

   • 2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 37:

     Against what was probably the general expectation, it became undeniable that New Zealand was indeed the home of huge ratite birds.

Noun

ratite (plural ratites)

1. A bird of the order of Struthioniformes, a diverse group of large running, flightless birds, mostly extinct, but including the cassowary, elephant bird, emu, kiwi, moa, ostrich, rhea and tinamou

Translations

bird

• Finnish: strutsilintu
• French: ratite (fr) m
• German: Laufvogel (de) m
• Italian: ratite (it) m
• Navajo: tsídii doo ndaatʼáʼii
• Polish: bezgrzebieniowiec m
• Spanish: ratite f

Anagrams

• aettir, attire

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa.tit/

Noun

ratite m (plural ratites)

1. ratite

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈti.te/
• Rhymes: -ite
• Hyphenation: ra‧tì‧te

Noun

ratite m (plural ratiti)

1. ratite

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French ratite.

Noun

ratite f pl (plural only)

1. ratite

Declension

declension of ratite (plural only)

	plural
f gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(niște) ratite	ratitele
genitive/dative	(unor) ratite	ratitelor
vocative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈtite/ [raˈt̪i.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ite
• Syllabification: ra‧ti‧te

Noun

ratite f (plural ratites)

1. ratite