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rat

//rât//
Serbo-Croatiannoun
Ћирилица: ратone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    war
    • Rat i mir

      War and Peace

    • Samo idioti misle da rat r(j)ešava probleme.

      Only idiots think that war solves problems.

Synonyms & related words

Synonyms
  • vȏjna

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ortь, from the o-grade of Proto-Indo-European *h₃er- (“to rise, to attack”), cognate to Ancient Greek ἔρις (éris, “quarrel, strife”), Sanskrit ऋति (ṛti, “assault”) and Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (“struggle, fight”).

Forms

  • rȁtcanonical • inanimate • masculine
  • ра̏тcyrillic
  • rȁtnīadjective • relational
Nominative
Singular
rȁt
Plural
rȁtovi
Genitive
Singular
rȁta
Plural
rȁtōvā
Dative
Singular
rȁtu
Plural
rȁtovima
Accusative
Singular
rȁt
Plural
rȁtove
Vocative
Singular
rȁte
Plural
rȁtovi
Locative
Singular
rȁtu
Plural
rȁtovima
Instrumental
Singular
rȁtom
Plural
rȁtovima

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