en råtta
Meaning
rat
In Swedish: en gnagare av familjen Muridae
Forms
| Singular, indefinite | en råtta |
|---|---|
| Singular, definite | råttan |
| Plural, indefinite | råttor |
| Plural, definite | råttorna |
råtta is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor råtta, den stora råttan. Check another noun
Practise råtta
1 / 2Is it en råtta or ett råtta?
Words built with råtta
- butiksråtta shoplifter
- råttgift rat poison
Questions
What does råtta mean in English?
råtta means “rat”.
Is it en råtta or ett råtta?
It is en råtta, and “the rat” is råttan.
What is the plural of råtta?
The plural of råtta is råttor, and the definite plural is råttorna.
Origin
From Old Swedish rotta, from Middle Low German rotte, from Proto-Germanic *rattō.
Nearby common words
råtta is number 1,760 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.
- 1,756förändring change
- 1,757oro anxiety, concern
- 1,758okänd unknown
- 1,759varg wolf
- 1,761fingeravtryck fingerprints, a fingerprint
- 1,762farmor a paternal grandmother
- 1,763attackera attack
- 1,764blöda bleed
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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary