ראַץ

Yiddish

Etymology

From Middle High German ratze, from Old High German ratza, from Proto-West Germanic *rattu, from Proto-Germanic *rattō. Cognate with German Ratze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁat͡s/
  • Hyphenation: ראַץ

Noun

ראַץ • (rats) m, plural ראַצן (ratsn), diminutive ראַצל (ratsl)

  1. rat (rodent)

Derived terms

References

  • Paul Abelson (1915), “rat”, in English-Yiddish Encyclopedic Dictionary, New York: The Jewish Press, page 1178
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