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

1. mouse

Middle English

Noun

ratt

1. 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)

1. (automotive) a steering wheel

Derived terms

• ratte (verb)
• rattstamme

Etymology 2

Verb

ratt

1. 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)

1. (automotive) a steering wheel

Derived terms

• ratte (verb)
• rattstamme

Etymology 2

Adverb

ratt

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of radt

References

• “ratt” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

en ratt

Etymology

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

Noun

ratt c

1. a steering wheel

   vrida på ratten

   turn the steering wheel

2. a knob, dial (e.g. for volume control or tuning of a radio)

   Coordinate term: knapp

3. (slang) a woman's breast, a knocker

   Schysst rattar!

   Nice knockers!

Declension

Declension of ratt

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ratt	ratts
	definite	ratten	rattens
plural	indefinite	rattar	rattars
	definite	rattarna	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)