rats

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English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹæts/
• Rhymes: -æts

Noun

rats

1. plural of rat

Interjection

rats

1. (informal) Expression of annoyance or disgust; damn, darn. [from 1886]
2. (informal) Expression of disbelief.

Translations

Verb

rats

1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rat

See also

• give a rats

Anagrams

• tars, sart, ARTS, arts., tsar, tars-, ARTs, Sart, srat, Srta., star, RAST, Arts, stra., Srta, arts, astr-, TSRA, RTAs, Star, TRAs

Catalan

Noun

rats

1. plural of rat

Danish

Noun

rats n

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

Dutch

Etymology

Clipping of ratjetoe.

Pronunciation

Noun

rats m (uncountable)

1. (dated) A dish consisting of a hodgepodge of (leftover) vegetables and mashed potatoes, associated with soldiers.

   Synonym: hutspot

Derived terms

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁa/

Noun

rats m

1. plural of rat

Anagrams

• arts, star, tsar, tars

Latgalian

Etymology

From Proto-Baltic *retas. Cognates include Latvian rets and Lithuanian retas.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrat͡s]
• Hyphenation: rats

Adjective

rats

1. rare

Declension

References

• Nicole Nau (2011) A short grammar of Latgalian, München: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN

Latvian

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”).

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

Volapük

Noun

rats

1. nominative plural of rat