rataj

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word rataj. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word rataj, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say rataj in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word rataj you have here. The definition of the word rataj will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition ofrataj, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: ratáj and Rataj

Polish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *òrtajь.

Pronunciation

 
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ataj
  • Syllabification: ra‧taj
  • Homophone: Rataj

Noun

rataj m pers

  1. (agriculture, historical) farmer, farmhand (earner working for a landowner)
    Synonym: fornal
    Hypernyms: najmita, rolnik
    1. (Far Masovian) ox assistant (farmhand who helps with oxen)
  2. (obsolete or dialectal, Southern Greater Poland) ploughman
    Synonym: oracz

Declension

Declension of rataj
singular plural
nominative rataj rataje
genitive rataja ratajów/ratai
dative ratajowi ratajom
accusative rataja ratajów/ratai
instrumental ratajem ratajami
locative rataju ratajach
vocative rataju rataje

Derived terms

(adjective):
(adjectives):
(nouns):
(verb):

Further reading

  • rataj in Polish dictionaries at PWN
  • Wojciech Grzegorzewicz (1894) “rataj”, in “O języku ludowym w powiecie przasnyskim”, in Sprawozdania Komisji Językowej Akademii Umiejętności (in Polish), volume 5, Krakow: Akademia Umiejętności, page 120
  • Oskar Kolberg (1877) “rataj”, in “Rzecz o mowie ludu wielkopolskiego”, in Zbiór wiadomości do antropologii krajowéj (in Polish), volume 1, III (Materyjały etnologiczne), page 31
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia