rață

See also: rata, ráta, ratā, and Rata

Romanian

Etymology

Definite origin uncertain. Possibly a substratum word, akin to Albanian (*ratsa) rosë, or from South Slavic (compare Serbo-Croatian/Slovene raca, Serbian dialect race, Bulgarian rĕca (rĕca)); compare also Friulian raze, Occitan rit, Hungarian réce, Romani ratsoy.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrat͡sə/
Hyphenation: ra‧ță

Noun

rață f (plural rațe, masculine equivalent rățoi)

duck
female duck
(slang) urinal (the portable glass one offered in hospitals, due to its shape)
a folk dance
the music which accompanies the folk dance of the same name.

Declension

declension of rață

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) rață	rața	(niște) rațe	rațele
genitive/dative	(unei) rațe	raței	(unor) rațe	rațelor
vocative	rață, rațo		rațelor

Derived terms

rățoi
rățușcă

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