German

Noun

Rats

1. genitive singular of Rat

English

Noun

rats

1. plural of rat

Interjection

rats

1. Expression of annoyance; damn, darn.

Translations

Verb

rats

1. third-person singular simple present indicative form of rat

Anagrams

• arts
• star
• tars
• tsar

Danish

Noun

rats n

1. genitive singular indefinite of rat
2. genitive plural indefinite of rat

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa/

Noun

rats m

1. plural of rat

Anagrams

• arts, star, tsar

Latvian

Stūres rats (1)

Dzirnavu rats (1)

Rati (2)

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ret(h), *rot(h). Cognates include Lithuanian rãtas ‎(“wheel”), Sanskrit रथ ‎(ratha, “chariot”), Old High German rad ‎(“wheel”) (German Rad ‎(“wheel”)), Latin rota ‎(“wheel”) (Portuguese roda, Spanish rueda, Italian ruota, Romanian roată, French roue), Albanian rreth ‎(“hoop, circle, wheel rim”).^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾats]

Noun

rats m (1st declension)

1. wheel (circular device that rotates on its axis)

   stūres rats‎ ― steering wheel

   dzirnavu rats‎ ― millwheel

   spara rats, spararats‎ ― flywheel

   ķēdes pārvada rats‎ ― chain wheel

   laimes rats‎ ― the wheel of fortune

   pagriezt atpakaļ, apturēt vēstures ratu‎ ― to turn back, to stop the wheel of history

2. (only plural) cart, carriage (small wheeled vehicle drawn by animals)

   jūgt zirgu ratos‎ ― to harness a horse to a cart

   vienjūga, divjūga rati‎ ― a one-, a two-horse cart or carriage

   smagie rati‎ ― heavy cart

   rati ar gumijas riteņiem‎ ― a cart with rubber wheels

Declension

Synonyms

• ritenis

References

1. ↑ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992), “rats”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, ISBN 9984-700-12-7

Volapük

Noun

rats

1. nominative plural of rat