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Old Church Slavonic
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ortь.[1]
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
References
- ^ Janyšková, Ilona, editor (2006), “ratь”, in Etymologický slovník jazyka staroslověnského [Etymological Dictionary of the Old Church Slavonic Language] (in Czech), numbers 13 (rasti – sice), Prague: Academia, →ISBN, page 754
Further reading
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
- рать Перу́на ― ratʹ Perúna ― army of Perun
- (archaic or folk poetic) battle, war
Declension
Synonyms
References
- Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рать”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (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 (éris, “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)
- (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.
- (colloquial, derogatory) a large amount of something, a mob
- (dated, poetic) a battle
Declension
Declension of рать (inan 3rd-decl fem-form accent-e)
References