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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *ortь.
Noun
рать • (ratĭ) f
- war
- battle
- enemy army
Declension
Declension of рать (i-stem)
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singular
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dual
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plural
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| nominative
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рать
ratĭ
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рати
rati
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рати
rati
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| genitive
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рати
rati
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ратью, ратию
ratĭju, ratiju
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ратьи, ратии
ratĭi, ratii
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| dative
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рати
rati
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ратьма
ratĭma
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ратьмъ
ratĭmŭ
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| accusative
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рать
ratĭ
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рати
rati
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рати
rati
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| instrumental
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ратьѭ, ратиѭ
ratĭjǫ, ratijǫ
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ратьма
ratĭma
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ратьми
ratĭmi
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| locative
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рати
rati
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ратью, ратию
ratĭju, ratiju
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ратьхъ
ratĭxŭ
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| vocative
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рати
rati
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рати
rati
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ратьѥ, ратиѥ
ratĭje, ratije
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Derived terms
Russian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ortь. Related to реть (retĭ, “quarrel, competition”).
Cognates include Sanskrit ऋति (ṛti, “assault”), Sanskrit ऋतीयते (ṛtīyate, “to quarrel, to hate”), Sanskrit समरण (samaraṇa, “war, strife”), Ancient Greek ἔρῐς (éris, “strife, quarrel”) and Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (see there for further descendants)
Pronunciation
Noun
рать • (ratʹ) f inan (genitive ра́ти, nominative plural ра́ти, genitive plural ра́тей, relational adjective ра́тный)
- (archaic or folk poetic) army, host, array
- (archaic or folk poetic) battle, war
Declension
Synonyms
Related terms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress