rattu

Finnish

Etymology

< rotta (“rat”), coined in 1998 by a committee looking for Finnish names for all mammal species

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑtːu/, [ˈrɑ̝t̪ːu]
• Rhymes: -ɑtːu
• Syllabification^(key): rat‧tu

Noun

rattu

1. New World rat (any of a large number of small rat-like rodents native to the Americas)

Declension

Inflection of rattu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
nominative		rattu	ratut
genitive		ratun	rattujen
partitive		rattua	rattuja
illative		rattuun	rattuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		rattu	ratut
accusative	nom.	rattu	ratut
	gen.	ratun
genitive		ratun	rattujen
partitive		rattua	rattuja
inessive		ratussa	ratuissa
elative		ratusta	ratuista
illative		rattuun	rattuihin
adessive		ratulla	ratuilla
ablative		ratulta	ratuilta
allative		ratulle	ratuille
essive		rattuna	rattuina
translative		ratuksi	ratuiksi
abessive		ratutta	ratuitta
instructive		—	ratuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rattuni rattuni accusative nom. rattuni rattuni gen. rattuni genitive rattuni rattujeni partitive rattuani rattujani inessive ratussani ratuissani elative ratustani ratuistani illative rattuuni rattuihini adessive ratullani ratuillani ablative ratultani ratuiltani allative ratulleni ratuilleni essive rattunani rattuinani translative ratukseni ratuikseni abessive ratuttani ratuittani instructive — — comitative — rattuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rattusi rattusi accusative nom. rattusi rattusi gen. rattusi genitive rattusi rattujesi partitive rattuasi rattujasi inessive ratussasi ratuissasi elative ratustasi ratuistasi illative rattuusi rattuihisi adessive ratullasi ratuillasi ablative ratultasi ratuiltasi allative ratullesi ratuillesi essive rattunasi rattuinasi translative ratuksesi ratuiksesi abessive ratuttasi ratuittasi instructive — — comitative — rattuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rattumme rattumme accusative nom. rattumme rattumme gen. rattumme genitive rattumme rattujemme partitive rattuamme rattujamme inessive ratussamme ratuissamme elative ratustamme ratuistamme illative rattuumme rattuihimme adessive ratullamme ratuillamme ablative ratultamme ratuiltamme allative ratullemme ratuillemme essive rattunamme rattuinamme translative ratuksemme ratuiksemme abessive ratuttamme ratuittamme instructive — — comitative — rattuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rattunne rattunne accusative nom. rattunne rattunne gen. rattunne genitive rattunne rattujenne partitive rattuanne rattujanne inessive ratussanne ratuissanne elative ratustanne ratuistanne illative rattuunne rattuihinne adessive ratullanne ratuillanne ablative ratultanne ratuiltanne allative ratullenne ratuillenne essive rattunanne rattuinanne translative ratuksenne ratuiksenne abessive ratuttanne ratuittanne instructive — — comitative — rattuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rattunsa rattunsa accusative nom. rattunsa rattunsa gen. rattunsa genitive rattunsa rattujensa partitive rattuaan rattuansa rattujaan rattujansa inessive ratussaan ratussansa ratuissaan ratuissansa elative ratustaan ratustansa ratuistaan ratuistansa illative rattuunsa rattuihinsa adessive ratullaan ratullansa ratuillaan ratuillansa ablative ratultaan ratultansa ratuiltaan ratuiltansa allative ratulleen ratullensa ratuilleen ratuillensa essive rattunaan rattunansa rattuinaan rattuinansa translative ratukseen ratuksensa ratuikseen ratuiksensa abessive ratuttaan ratuttansa ratuittaan ratuittansa instructive — — comitative — rattuineen rattuinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• andienvesirattu
• argentiinanvesirattu
• kalarattu
• meksikonmetsärattu
• riisirattu

 

See also

• hiiru
• hiirunen

Anagrams

• Arttu, tartu, tarut, turta

Laboya

Pronoun

rattu

1. they

   Synonyms: yidda, rammi, ʼdidda

References

• Rina, A. Dj., Kabba, John Lado B. (2011) “rattu”, in Kamus Bahasa Lamboya, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat [Dictionary of Lamboya Language, West Sumba Regency], Waikabubak: Dinas Kebudayaan dan Pariwisata, Kabupaten Sumba Bakat, page 85

Latin

Noun

rattū

1. ablative singular of rattus

Sardinian

Etymology

From Latin rapidus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrattu/

Adjective

rattu (feminine singular ratta, masculine plural rattos, feminine plural rattas)

1. (Logudorese, Nuorese) steep

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) “erto”, in Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes