rață

See also: rata, ráta, ratā, and Rata

Romanian

Etymology

Definite origin uncertain. Possibly a substrate word, akin to Albanian rosë (< *ratsa?), or from South Slavic (compare Serbo-Croatian/Slovene raca, Serbian dialect race, Bulgarian [script needed] (rĕca)); compare also Friulian raze, Occitan rit, Hungarian réce, Romani ratsoy.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrat͡sə/
  • Hyphenation: ra‧ță

Noun

rață f (plural rațe, masculine equivalent rățoi)

  1. duck
  2. female duck
  3. (slang) urinal (the portable glass one offered in hospitals, due to its shape)
  4. a folk dance
  5. the music which accompanies the folk dance of the same name.

Declension
declension of rață
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) rață rața (niște) rațe rațele
genitive/dative (unei) rațe raței (unor) rațe rațelor
vocative rață, rațo rațelor

Derived terms
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