rat

Signification (Anglais)

1. (feminine) a rat, medium-sized rodent belonging to the genus Rattus, or of certain other genera in the family Muridae
2. (feminine, informal) any of the numerous, fairly large members of several rodent families that resemble true rats in appearance
3. (feminine, informal) a traitor; a scoundrel; a quisling
4. (feminine, informal) an informant or snitch
5. (feminine, informal) an urchin
6. (feminine, informal) a pauper; undesirable commoner
7. (feminine, slang) a watch

Concepts

rat

🐀

souris

🐭

rat noir

rat gris

surmulot

rat d'égout

rat d’égout

raton

rate

Synonymes

rot

bruine rat

muis

🐭

rioolrat

zwarte rat

Traductions

rat

🐀

Ratte

🐀

rata

🐀

rato

🐀

ratto

ratazana

rata

🐀

topo

🐭

sıçan

🐀

αρουραίος

sorcio

rat

mus

🐭

garri

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/rɑt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen néerlandais: ratte

Hérité de Old Dutch: *rato

Hérité de Frankish: *ratt

Appartenant à ancien haut allemand: rato

In summary

From Middle Dutch ratte, from Old Dutch *rato, *roto, from Frankish *ratt, *rato, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz (“rat”). Related to Old High German rato.