rattus
See also: Rattus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *rattaz (“rat”).
Noun edit
rattus m (variously declined, genitive rattī or rattūs); second declension, fourth declension
Usage notes edit
In Classical Latin, the word mūs was applied to both mice and rats without distinction.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun or fourth-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rattus | rattī rattūs |
| Genitive | rattī rattūs |
rattōrum rattuum |
| Dative | rattō rattuī |
rattīs rattibus |
| Accusative | rattum | rattōs rattūs |
| Ablative | rattō rattū |
rattīs rattibus |
| Vocative | ratte rattus |
rattī rattūs |
Descendants edit
- Catalan: rata
- Italian: ratto
- Old French: rat, rate
- Portuguese: rato
- Spanish: rata, rato, ⇒ ratón
- Translingual: Rattus, Rattus rattus
References edit
- rattus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
ratus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
[note: du Cange has only second declension forms and no fourth declension form]