ratto

See also: Ratto

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Russian рад (rad, “glad”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtːo/, [ˈrɑ̝t̪ːo̞]
• Rhymes: -ɑtːo
• Syllabification^(key): rat‧to

Noun

ratto

1. pleasure, fun, enjoyment, amusement

Declension

Inflection of ratto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		ratto	ratot
genitive		raton	rattojen
partitive		rattoa	rattoja
illative		rattoon	rattoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ratto	ratot
accusative	nom.	ratto	ratot
	gen.	raton
genitive		raton	rattojen
partitive		rattoa	rattoja
inessive		ratossa	ratoissa
elative		ratosta	ratoista
illative		rattoon	rattoihin
adessive		ratolla	ratoilla
ablative		ratolta	ratoilta
allative		ratolle	ratoille
essive		rattona	rattoina
translative		ratoksi	ratoiksi
abessive		ratotta	ratoitta
instructive		—	ratoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ratto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rattoni rattoni accusative nom. rattoni rattoni gen. rattoni genitive rattoni rattojeni partitive rattoani rattojani inessive ratossani ratoissani elative ratostani ratoistani illative rattooni rattoihini adessive ratollani ratoillani ablative ratoltani ratoiltani allative ratolleni ratoilleni essive rattonani rattoinani translative ratokseni ratoikseni abessive ratottani ratoittani instructive — — comitative — rattoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rattosi rattosi accusative nom. rattosi rattosi gen. rattosi genitive rattosi rattojesi partitive rattoasi rattojasi inessive ratossasi ratoissasi elative ratostasi ratoistasi illative rattoosi rattoihisi adessive ratollasi ratoillasi ablative ratoltasi ratoiltasi allative ratollesi ratoillesi essive rattonasi rattoinasi translative ratoksesi ratoiksesi abessive ratottasi ratoittasi instructive — — comitative — rattoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rattomme rattomme accusative nom. rattomme rattomme gen. rattomme genitive rattomme rattojemme partitive rattoamme rattojamme inessive ratossamme ratoissamme elative ratostamme ratoistamme illative rattoomme rattoihimme adessive ratollamme ratoillamme ablative ratoltamme ratoiltamme allative ratollemme ratoillemme essive rattonamme rattoinamme translative ratoksemme ratoiksemme abessive ratottamme ratoittamme instructive — — comitative — rattoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rattonne rattonne accusative nom. rattonne rattonne gen. rattonne genitive rattonne rattojenne partitive rattoanne rattojanne inessive ratossanne ratoissanne elative ratostanne ratoistanne illative rattoonne rattoihinne adessive ratollanne ratoillanne ablative ratoltanne ratoiltanne allative ratollenne ratoillenne essive rattonanne rattoinanne translative ratoksenne ratoiksenne abessive ratottanne ratoittanne instructive — — comitative — rattoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rattonsa rattonsa accusative nom. rattonsa rattonsa gen. rattonsa genitive rattonsa rattojensa partitive rattoaan rattoansa rattojaan rattojansa inessive ratossaan ratossansa ratoissaan ratoissansa elative ratostaan ratostansa ratoistaan ratoistansa illative rattoonsa rattoihinsa adessive ratollaan ratollansa ratoillaan ratoillansa ablative ratoltaan ratoltansa ratoiltaan ratoiltansa allative ratolleen ratollensa ratoilleen ratoillensa essive rattonaan rattonansa rattoinaan rattoinansa translative ratokseen ratoksensa ratoikseen ratoiksensa abessive ratottaan ratottansa ratoittaan ratoittansa instructive — — comitative — rattoineen rattoinensa

Derived terms

• rattoisa

 

compounds

• rattopoika
• rattotyttö

 

Further reading

• “ratto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Rotta, ortta, ratot, rotat, rotta, torat

Interlingua

Noun

ratto (plural rattos)

1. rat

Italian

FWOTD – 15 June 2017

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrat.to/
• Rhymes: -atto
• Hyphenation: ràt‧to

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rapidus (“quick”). Doublet of rapido, which was borrowed.

Adjective

ratto (feminine ratta, masculine plural ratti, feminine plural ratte)

1. (obsolete) quick, swift, rapid

   Synonyms: celere, rapido, scattante, veloce

   Antonym: lento

   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XVIII, page 271, lines 103–105:

     «Ratto, ratto, che 'l tempo non si perda ¶ per poco amor» gridavan li altri appresso, ¶ «che studio di ben far grazia rinverda».

     "Quick, quick, so that the time may not be lost by little love!" forthwith the others cried, "for ardour in well-doing freshens grace."

2. (obsolete) steep, downward, brant

   Synonyms: (literary) acclive, (literary) precipite, ripido, scosceso

   Antonyms: pianeggiante, piano, piatto

   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Purgatorio [The Divine Comedy: Purgatory] (paperback), Bompiani, published 2001, Canto XII, page 184, lines 106–108:

     […] così s'allenta la ripa che cade ¶ quivi ben ratta da l'altro girone; ¶ ma quinci e quindi l'alta pietra rade.

     e'en thus attempered is the bank which falls sheer downward from the second circle there; but on this side and that the high rock graze.

Derived terms

• rattamente
• rattezza

Adverb

ratto (obsolete)

1. quickly, swiftly

   Synonyms: celermente, rapidamente, velocemente

   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto V, page 80, lines 103–105:

     Amor, ch'al cor gentil ratto s'apprende, ¶ prese costui de la bella persona ¶ che mi fu tolta; e 'l modo ancor m'offende.

     Love, that swiftly clings on to the gentle heart, seized this man for the beautiful person that was taken from me, and the mode still offends me.

2. (followed by che) as soon as

   Synonym: appena

   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, page 29, lines 109–111:

     Ma quell'anime, ch'eran lasse e nude, ¶ cangiar colore e dibattero i denti, ¶ ratto che 'nteser le parole crude.

     But those souls, who were weary and naked, changed their colour/color and gnashed their teeth together, as soon as they heard the cruel words.

Etymology 2

From Latin raptus.

Adjective

ratto (feminine ratta, masculine plural ratti, feminine plural ratte)

1. (archaic) having been abducted or kidnapped

Noun

ratto m (plural ratti)

1. (literary, specifically referring to classical antiquity) abduction
   • 2007, Andrea Celestino Montanaro, Ruvo di Puglia e il suo territorio: le necropoli : i corredi funerari tra la documentazione del XIX secolo e gli scavi moderni, L'Erma di Bretschneider (1st ed.), →ISBN, page 60.

     (...) di una grande loutrophoros decorata con scene di amazzonomachia e scene di ispirazione dionisiaca, di una lekythos con Eracle nel giardino dell Esperidi e di una situla con la raffigurazione dell'uccisione di Reso e il ratto dei suoi cavalli, mentre degli altri vasi viene data una descrizione sommaria.

     (...) of a large loutrophoros depicting scenes of amazonomachia and scenes of dionysiac inspiration, of a lekythos depicting Hercules in the garden of the Hesperides and of a situla with a representation of Rhesus' murder and the abduction of his horses, while the other ones are only summarily described.

Usage notes

• Nowadays the word ratto, when related to a kidnapping, is only used regarding the abduction of helpless female figures in classical literature (the most common one is il ratto delle Sabine, The Rape of the Sabine Women); otherwise it sounds rather antique, if not weird, to a native speaker. For a common, neutral term for kidnapping, see rapimento.

Etymology 3

From Vulgar Latin rattus (“rat”), from Proto-Germanic *rattaz.

Noun

ratto m (plural ratti)

1. rat
   • 2016, Andrea Giardina, Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, “Storia più: Società Economia Tecnologia”, in Dal Mille al Seicento, volume 1, Laterza, →ISBN:

     Prima di essere una malattia degli uomini la peste è una malattia dei ratti.

     The plague is an illness of rats first, and an illness of men second.

2. ratton

Synonyms

• sorcio (rat or mouse)
• topo (rat or mouse)

Anagrams

• rotta, torta, trota

Latin

Noun

rattō

1. dative/ablative singular of rattus

Portuguese

Noun

ratto m (plural rattos, feminine ratta, feminine plural rattas)

1. Obsolete spelling of rato