ratë

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "rate"

Albanian

Alternative forms

raht (Gheg subdialects)

Etymology 1

From rashë (aorist of bie (“to fall”)).^[1]

Adverb

rátë^[2]

horizontally, across
Synonyms: rrafshët, horizontal
laid (in a laid back/out position)
Synonyms: rehat, shtruar

Related terms

rashë

Etymology 2

Inflection of bie (“to fall”).

Verb

ratë (aorist rashë, participle rënë)

second-person plural active aorist indicative of bie (you fell)
Ju ratë në gjumë. ― You fell asleep.

Related terms

resh (“to fall (rain/snow)”)
rënë (“fallen”)
rënët n (“fallen”)
rënie f (“fall”)
rëndë (“heavy”)
rëndoj (“to weigh, burden, load”)
rëndësi f (“importance, weight”)
rëndësishëm m (“important”), rëndësishme f (“id”)

References

^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “ratë”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 366
^ Oda Buchholz, Wilfried Fiedler, Gerda Uhlisch (2000) Langenscheidt Handwörterbuch Albanisch, Langenscheidt Verlag, →ISBN, page 470 (rátë Adv horizontallly, across, laid)

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