rato

See also: RATO and Rato

English

Noun

rato (plural ratos)

  1. An auxiliary rocket engine in a detachable unit that provides extra power for the takeoff of an aircraft
  2. A takeoff assisted by such a unit
  3. JATO

Anagrams

Esperanto

Noun

rato (accusative singular raton, plural ratoj, accusative plural ratojn)

  1. rat

Galician

Etymology

13th century. Obscure. From a family of words common to most Romance and Germanic languages; the Germanic origin of this family of words is not universally accepted.[1] Confer rat.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrato̝/

Noun

rato m (plural ratos)

  1. mouse
  2. (computer hardware) mouse (input device used to move a pointer on the screen)

References

  1. ↑ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. rata.

Ido

rato (de speco Rattus rattus).

Noun

rato (plural rati)

  1. rat

Latin

Adjective

ratō

  1. dative masculine singular of ratus
  2. dative neuter singular of ratus
  3. ablative masculine singular of ratus
  4. ablative neuter singular of ratus

References

Old High German

Etymology

See German Ratte.

Noun

rato m

  1. rat

Descendants

Portuguese

rato (Mus musculus)

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Vulgar Latin rattus (“rat”), of Germanic origin. Cognate to Galician rato and Spanish ratón. Mostly displaced Old Portuguese mur.

Alternative forms

Noun

rato m (plural ratos, feminine rata, feminine plural ratas)

  1. rat (any rodent of the genus Rattus)
  2. mouse (any rodent of the genus Mus)
  3. (computer hardware, Portugal) mouse (input device used to move a pointer on the screen)
  4. burglar; petty thief (person who steals small objects)
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun

rato m (plural ratos)

  1. (Trás-os-Montes) while (a very short period of time)
Synonyms

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈra̠.to̞]

Etymology 1

From Latin raptus

Noun

rato m (plural ratos)

  1. a while, a short period of time.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From rata, this from Germanic.

Noun

rato m (plural ratos, feminine rata, feminine plural ratas)

  1. male rat
  2. mouse
Synonyms
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