rata

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

rat (a medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus)

Adj

1. (colloquial,derogatory,invariable) stingy, miserly, tight-fisted
2. (colloquial,derogatory,invariable) rat, jerk (a despicable person, especially who has been deceitful or disloyal)
3. (colloquial,derogatory,invariable) rat, snitch, informant

Concepts

rat

souris

rat gris

rat noir

surmulot

rat d'égout

rate

raton

rat d’égout

Rattus

avare

avaricieux

Coupé comme

ra‧ta

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈrata/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From Vulgar Latin rattus (“rat”), of Germanic origin. It is not known how the noun made the jump to a feminine noun.