# ракета
## Belarusian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [raˈkʲeta]

### Noun

раке́та • (rakjéta) f inan (genitive раке́ты, nominative plural раке́ты, genitive plural раке́т, relational adjective раке́тны)
* rocket
* missile

#### Declension

$^1$Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.

### References

* “ракета” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org

## Bulgarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rɐˈkɛtɐ]

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Rakete via the intermediance of Russian раке́та (rakéta).

#### Noun

раке́та • (rakéta) f (relational adjective раке́тен)
* rocket
    косми́ческа раке́та ― kosmíčeska rakéta ― space rocket
* missile
    балисти́чна раке́та ― balistíčna rakéta ― ballistic missile

##### Declension
#### References

* “ракета¹”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “ракета”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

### Etymology 2

Borrowed from French raquette.

#### Noun

раке́та • (rakéta) f (relational adjective раке́тен)
* (sports) racket
    те́нис-раке́та ― ténis-rakéta ― tennis racket

##### Declension
#### References

* “ракета²”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
* “ракета (спорт)”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

### Anagrams

* карета (kareta), керата (kerata), карате (karate)

## Macedonian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French raquette.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [raˈkɛta]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ра‧ке‧та
* Rhymes: -ɛta

### Noun

раке́та • (rakéta) f (relational adjective раке́тен)
* rocket (various senses)
* missile
    бали́стичка раке́та ― balístička rakéta ― ballistic missile
* flare, signal rocket

#### Declension
### Noun

раке́та • (rakéta) f
* (sports) racket
    Synonym: ре́кет (réket)
    те́ниска раке́та ― téniska rakéta ― tennis racket

#### Declension
### References

* Koneski, Kiril (1999) “ракета”, in Правописен речник на македонскиот литературен јазик (Pravopisen rečnik na makedonskiot literaturen jazik) [Orthographic Dictionary of the Macedonian literary language] (in Macedonian), "Prosvetno delo", page 387
* “ракета” in Дигитален речник на македонскиот јазик (Digitalen rečnik na makedonskiot jazik) [Digital dictionary of the Macedonian language] − drmj.eu

## Russian
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Rakete or Dutch raket; first attested 1696.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rɐˈkʲetə]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

раке́та • (rakéta) f inan (genitive раке́ты, nominative plural раке́ты, genitive plural раке́т, relational adjective раке́тный, diminutive раке́тка)
* rocket (vehicle propelled by a rocket engine)
    Раке́та была́ запу́щена на орби́ту с опозда́нием. ― Rakéta bylá zapúščena na orbítu s opozdánijem. ― The rocket was launched into the orbit with a delay.
* missile
    Самолёт был сбит раке́той кла́сса земля́-во́здух. ― Samoljót byl sbit rakétoj klássa zemljá-vózdux. ― The plane was shot down with the surface-to-air missile.
* flare, signal rocket
* Raketa hydrofoil
* (poker) one of a pair of pocket aces

#### Related terms

* раке́тница (rakétnica), раке́тчик (rakétčik), раке́тчица (rakétčica), ракетомёт (raketomjót)
* раке́тный (rakétnyj)

#### Descendants

* → Georgian: რაკეტა (raḳeṭa)

### Further reading

* ракета in Большой толковый словарь, editor-in-chief С. А. Кузнецов – hosted at gramota.ru

### Anagrams

* каре́та (karéta)

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rakěta/
* Hyphenation: ра‧ке‧та

### Noun

ракѐта f (Latin spelling rakèta)
* rocket
* missile

#### Declension
## Ukrainian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [rɐˈkɛtɐ]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

раке́та • (rakéta) f inan (genitive раке́ти, nominative plural раке́ти, genitive plural раке́т, relational adjective раке́тний, diminutive раке́тка)
* rocket
* missile

#### Declension
### References

* Bilodid, I. K., editor (1970–1980), “ракета”, in Словник української мови: в 11 т. [Dictionary of the Ukrainian Language: in 11 vols] (in Ukrainian), Kyiv: Naukova Dumka
* “ракета”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)