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rata

See also: pro rata, ráta, ratā, rață, and Rata

EnglishEdit

Etymology 1Edit

 
flowers of the southern rata, Metrosideros umbellata

From Maori rātā or cognate Tahitian rātā (tree of genus Metrosideros). Compare Tahitian puarātā (Metrosideros collina).

NounEdit

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 such trees.

ReferencesEdit

Etymology 2Edit

 
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.

NounEdit

rata (plural ratas)

  1. The yellow mangosteen, Garcinia dulcis, a tree native to Indonesia, the Philippines, and India.
    Synonyms: mundu, maphuut, Claudie mangosteen, gourka, eggtree

ReferencesEdit

Further readingEdit

AnagramsEdit

'Are'areEdit

NounEdit

rata

  1. name

ReferencesEdit

BalineseEdit

RomanizationEdit

rata

  1. Romanization of ᬭᬢ
  2. Romanization of ᬭᬣ

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Medieval Latin rattus (“rat”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rata f (plural rates)

  1. rat
    Synonym: rat
  2. Atlantic stargazer (Uranoscopus scaber)
    Synonym: saltabardissa

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

FinnishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Finnic *rata, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *tradō. Cognates include Estonian rada, Livonian radā, Karelian rata (“The Milky Way”), Ingrian rata (“The Milky Way”).

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

rata

  1. (rail transport) railroad track
    Synonym: rautatie
  2. (sports) track, lane, course
  3. (curling) sheet (area of ice on which one game of curling is played)
  4. orbit (path of one object around another)
    Synonym: kiertorata
  5. course (sequence of events)
    Kaikki menee normaalia rataansa. ― Everything follows the normal course of events.
  6. trajectory, course (path of a body as it travels through space)
    Synonym: lentorata

DeclensionEdit

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
ratainrare
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
instructive — radoin
abessive radatta radoitta
comitative — ratoineen
Possessive forms of rata (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person ratani ratamme
2nd person ratasi ratanne
3rd person ratansa

CompoundsEdit

See alsoEdit

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

rata

  1. third-person singular past historic of rater

AnagramsEdit

GalicianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From rato (“mouse”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rata f (plural ratas)

  1. rat

Related termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

GuaraníEdit

NounEdit

rata

  1. fire

IcelandicEdit

EtymologyEdit

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”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

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.

ConjugationEdit

rata — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að rata
supine
(sagnbót) 		ratað
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		ratandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég rata við rötum present
(nútíð) 		ég rati við rötum
þú ratar þið ratið þú ratir þið ratið
hann, hún, það ratar þeir, þær, þau rata hann, hún, það rati þeir, þær, þau rati
past
(þátíð) 		ég rataði við rötuðum past
(þátíð) 		ég rataði við rötuðum
þú rataðir þið rötuðuð þú rataðir þið rötuðuð
hann, hún, það rataði þeir, þær, þau rötuðu hann, hún, það rataði þeir, þær, þau rötuðu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		rata (þú) ratið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
rataðu ratiði *
* 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 **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég ratast við rötumst present
(nútíð) 		ég ratist við rötumst
þú ratast þið ratist þú ratist þið ratist
hann, hún, það ratast þeir, þær, þau ratast hann, hún, það ratist þeir, þær, þau ratist
past
(þátíð) 		ég rataðist við rötuðumst past
(þátíð) 		ég rataðist við rötuðumst
þú rataðist þið rötuðust þú rataðist þið rötuðust
hann, hún, það rataðist þeir, þær, þau rötuðust hann, hún, það rataðist þeir, þær, þau rötuðust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		ratast (þú) ratist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
ratastu ratisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

IndonesianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): [ˈrata]
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ta
  • Rhymes: -ta

Etymology 1Edit

From Malay rata, from Javanese ꦫꦠ (rata), ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataʀ. Doublet of datar and latar.

AdjectiveEdit

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 termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

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

NounEdit

rata (first-person possessive rataku, second-person possessive ratamu, third-person possessive ratanya)

  1. (obsolete) carriage
    Synonym: kereta
Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

ItalianEdit

EtymologyEdit

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”).

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

rata f (plural rate)

  1. instalment/installment

AnagramsEdit

JavaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Javanese rata.

PronunciationEdit

  • (Central, Eastern) IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.tɔ/
  • (Western) IPA(key): /ˈra.taʔ/
  • Hyphenation: ꦫ‧ꦠ
  • (Central, Eastern) Rhymes: -tɔ, -ɔ
  • (Western) Rhymes: -taʔ, -aʔ

AdjectiveEdit

rata

  1. flat

RomanizationEdit

rata

  1. Romanization of ꦫꦠ

LadinEdit

NounEdit

rata f (plural rates)

  1. dose
  2. instalment

VerbEdit

rata

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

LamaleraEdit

NounEdit

rata

  1. hair

LatinEdit

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

rata

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

LatvianEdit

NounEdit

rata m

  1. genitive singular form of rats

LinduEdit

NounEdit

rata

  1. guest
  2. foreigner

MalayEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dataʀ. Doublet of datar.

AdjectiveEdit

rata (Jawi spelling رات‎)

  1. level, even, flat
Derived termsEdit
DescendantsEdit
  • Indonesian: rata

Etymology 2Edit

From Sanskrit रथ (ratha).

NounEdit

rata (Jawi spelling رات‎, plural rata-rata, informal 1st possessive rataku, 2nd possessive ratamu, 3rd possessive ratanya)

  1. chariot

Further readingEdit

MaoriEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

AdjectiveEdit

rata

  1. tame
  2. quiet

Northern SothoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Zulu -thanda, Tsonga -rhandza.

VerbEdit

rata

  1. to love

OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

Feminine of rat (“rat”)

PronunciationEdit

  • Audio (Languedocien)(file)

NounEdit

rata f (plural ratas)

  1. (Rattus rattus) female black rat

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

Old JavaneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Austronesian *dataʀ.

AdjectiveEdit

rata

  1. flat

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from Italian rata, from Medieval Latin rata, from the Latin phrase pro rata parte.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rata f

  1. installment

DeclensionEdit

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 termsEdit

noun

Further readingEdit

  • rata in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • rata in Polish dictionaries at PWN

PortugueseEdit

PronunciationEdit

 

  • Rhymes: -atɐ
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ta

NounEdit

rata f (plural ratas)

  1. female equivalent of rato
  2. (chiefly Portugal, informal) vagina (woman's genitalia)
    Synonyms: see Thesaurus:vagina/translations

RomanianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From French rater.

VerbEdit

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

  1. to miss, to fail

ConjugationEdit

    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

Serbo-CroatianEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Italian rata (“installment”).

PronunciationEdit

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

NounEdit

ráta f (Cyrillic spelling ра́та)

  1. installment
DeclensionEdit
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 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

NounEdit

rata (Cyrillic spelling рата)

  1. genitive singular of rat

SothoEdit

EtymologyEdit

Cognate with Zulu -thanda, Tsonga -rhandza.

VerbEdit

rata

  1. to love

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrata/ [ˈra.t̪a]
  • Audio (Colombia)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ata
  • Syllabification: ra‧ta

NounEdit

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

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

AdjectiveEdit

rata (invariable)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
    Synonyms: tacaño, pesetero, hijo de puta
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) rat, jerk (a despicable person, especially who has been deceitful or disloyal)
  3. (colloquial, derogatory) rat, snitch, informant
    Synonyms: chivato, soplón, delator, sapo

HyponymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

Further readingEdit

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

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”).

VerbEdit

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

  1. to reject
    Synonyms: avslå, försmå, kassera, skrota, underkänna, vraka
    Antonyms: anta, godta, ta, välja

ConjugationEdit

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
Participles
Present participle ratande
Past participle ratad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

ReferencesEdit

TahitianEdit

EtymologyEdit

Borrowed from English letter.

NounEdit

rata

  1. letter

TernateEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

rata

  1. (stative) to be smooth

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of rata
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st torata forata mirata
2nd norata nirata
3rd Masculine orata irata, yorata†
Feminine morata
Neuter irata
† - archaic

ReferencesEdit

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

TswanaEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

go rata (past ratile)

  1. to love
  2. to like

VepsEdit

EtymologyEdit

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

VerbEdit

rata

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

InflectionEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

West MakianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Malay rata (“level, flat”).

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

rata

  1. (stative) to be flat, level
    afi da rata ― level ground

ConjugationEdit

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

ReferencesEdit

  • James Collins (1982) Further Notes Towards a West Makian Vocabulary‎[1], Pacific linguistics
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