рать

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See also: рат and Appendix:Variations of "rat"

Old Church Slavonic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ortь.

Noun

рать • (ratĭ) f

  1. war, battle
  2. enemy, army

Declension

Declension of рать (i-stem)
singular dual plural
nominative рать
ratĭ 		рати
rati 		рати
rati
genitive рати
rati 		ратью, ратию
ratĭju, ratiju 		ратьи, ратии
ratĭi, ratii
dative рати
rati 		ратьма
ratĭma 		ратьмъ
ratĭmŭ
accusative рать
ratĭ 		рати
rati 		рати
rati
instrumental ратьѭ, ратиѭ
ratĭjǫ, ratijǫ 		ратьма
ratĭma 		ратьми
ratĭmi
locative рати
rati 		ратью, ратию
ratĭju, ratiju 		ратьхъ
ratĭxŭ
vocative рати
rati 		рати
rati 		ратьѥ, ратиѥ
ratĭje, ratije

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Janyšková, Ilona, editor (2006), “ratь”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka staroslověnského (in Czech), numbers 13 (rasti – sice), Prague: Academia, →ISBN, page 754

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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 (érĭs, “strife, quarrel”) and Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (see there for further descendants)

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -atʲ

Noun

рать • (ratʹ) f inan (genitive ра́ти, nominative plural ра́ти, genitive plural ра́тей, relational adjective ра́тный)

  1. (archaic or folk poetic) army, host, array
    рать Перу́на ― ratʹ Perúna ― army of Perun
  2. (archaic or folk poetic) battle, war

Declension

Declension of рать (inan fem-form 3rd-decl accent-a) 
singular plural
nominative ра́ть
rátʹ 		ра́ти
ráti
genitive ра́ти
ráti 		ра́тей
rátej
dative ра́ти
ráti 		ра́тям
rátjam
accusative ра́ть
rátʹ 		ра́ти
ráti
instrumental ра́тью
rátʹju 		ра́тями
rátjami
prepositional ра́ти
ráti 		ра́тях
rátjax

Synonyms

References

  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Ukrainian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ortь.

Cognates include Sanskrit ऋति (ṛti, “assault”), Sanskrit ऋतीयते (ṛtīyate, “to quarrel, to hate”), Sanskrit समरण (samaraṇa, “war, strife”), Ancient Greek ἔρῐς (érĭs, “strife, quarrel”) and Proto-Germanic *ernustuz (see there for further descendants)

Pronunciation

Noun

рать • (ratʹ) f inan (genitive ра́ті, nominative plural ра́ті, genitive plural рате́й)

  1. (dated, poetic) an army, a host of warriors
    Що ж, бій, так бій! Скликати зараз рать! Не в перший раз нам ворога стрічать ― Ščo ž, bij, tak bij! Sklykaty zaraz ratʹ! Ne v peršyj raz nam voroha stričatʹ ― Well, fight, yes fight! Summon the army now! It is not the first time that we have met an enemy.
  2. (colloquial, derogatory) a large amount of something, a mob
  3. (dated, poetic) a battle

Declension

Declension of рать
(inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-e)
singular plural
nominative рать
ratʹ 		ра́ті
ráti
genitive ра́ті
ráti 		рате́й
ratéj
dative ра́ті
ráti 		ратя́м
ratjám
accusative рать
ratʹ 		ра́ті
ráti
instrumental ра́ттю
ráttju 		ратя́ми
ratjámy
locative ра́ті
ráti 		ратя́х
ratjáx
vocative ра́те
ráte 		ра́ті
ráti

References

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