ratel
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratel (plural ratels)
- Synonym of honey badger
Descendants edit
- → Italian: ratelo
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
A shortening of Dutch rateldas, formed (in South Africa) from (dialectal) ratel (“honeycomb”) + das (“badger”).
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Noun edit
ratel (plural ratels)
- honey badger
- badger
- Synonym: das
Descendants edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratel m (plural ratels)
Further reading edit
- “ratel” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Dutch edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Middle Dutch ratele.
Noun edit
ratel f or m (plural ratels, diminutive rateltje n)
- (music) ratchet, rattle
- ratchet (tool or mechanism)
- socket wrench
- rattle (organ for making noise, such as a rattlesnake's)
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Papiamentu: ratel (dated)
Etymology 2 edit
From Middle Dutch ratele, a compound of râte (“honeycomb”) and -ele. The suffix is ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent/instrumental/diminutive suffix), and râte (now raat) is ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hrātu (“honeycomb”), which is probably inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrētō-.
Noun edit
ratel f (plural ratels, diminutive rateltje n)
- (Belgium) honeycomb
- 1895, De Mandelbie, volume 1, number 6, page 86:
- Zij zullen meêdoogenloos uitgeplunterd worden ; zelfs de ratels zullen hunne vraatzucht niet ontgaan, zooals gij verder zult zien.
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- 1971, Vlaams Imkersblad, page 227:
- Honig diende tot voeding en werd als offer in de godsdienstige plechtigheden aangeboden. De oude Kelten, over drie duizend jaren, boden de landelijke godheden een ratel (raat) zeem aan om de zegening der veldvruchten te bekomen.
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- (uncommon, chiefly South Africa) ratel [from 18th c.]
- Synonym: honingdas
Etymology 3 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
ratel
- inflection of ratelen:
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Noun edit
ratel m (plural ratéis)
- honey badger (Mellivora capensis, a mustelid of Africa, Arabia and India)
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ratel m (plural rateles)
- honey badger
- Synonym: tejón de miel