ratt

See also: Ratt, rätt, and rått

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian ratto, from Late Latin rattus, of West Germanic origin. Compare English rat.

Noun

ratt

mouse

Middle English

Noun

ratt

Alternative form of ratte

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German rat (“wheel”).

Noun

ratt n (definite singular rattet, indefinite plural ratt, definite plural ratta or rattene)

(automotive) a steering wheel

Derived terms

ratte (verb)
rattstamme

Verb

ratt

imperative of ratte

References

“ratt” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German rat (“wheel”).

Noun

ratt n (definite singular rattet, indefinite plural ratt, definite plural ratta)

(automotive) a steering wheel

Derived terms

ratte (verb)
rattstamme

Adverb

ratt

(pre-2012) alternative form of radt

References

“ratt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Etymology

From Middle Low German rat (“wheel”), from Old Saxon rath.

Noun

ratt c

a steering wheel
a knob, dial (e.g. for volume control or tuning of a radio)
Coordinate term: knapp
(slang) a woman's breast

Declension

Declension of ratt
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	ratt	ratten	rattar	rattarna
Genitive	ratts	rattens	rattars	rattarnas

Related terms

ratta
rattlina
rattmuff
rattstång

References

ratt in Svensk ordbok (SO)
ratt in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
Ratt in Svenska Akademiens ordlista öfver svenska språket (6th ed., 1889)

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