# ratto
## Finnish
### Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Russian рад (rad, “glad”)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑtːo/, [ˈrɑ̝t̪ːo̞]
* Rhymes: -ɑtːo
* Hyphenation: rat‧to

### Noun

ratto
* pleasure, fun, enjoyment, amusement

#### Declension

Possessive forms of ratto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rattoni
rattoni
accusative
nom.
rattoni
rattoni
gen.
rattoni
genitive
rattoni
rattojeni
partitive
rattoani
rattojani
inessive
ratossani
ratoissani
elative
ratostani
ratoistani
illative
rattooni
rattoihini
adessive
ratollani
ratoillani
ablative
ratoltani
ratoiltani
allative
ratolleni
ratoilleni
essive
rattonani
rattoinani
translative
ratokseni
ratoikseni
abessive
ratottani
ratoittani
instructive
comitative
—rattoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rattosi
rattosi
accusative
nom.
rattosi
rattosi
gen.
rattosi
genitive
rattosi
rattojesi
partitive
rattoasi
rattojasi
inessive
ratossasi
ratoissasi
elative
ratostasi
ratoistasi
illative
rattoosi
rattoihisi
adessive
ratollasi
ratoillasi
ablative
ratoltasi
ratoiltasi
allative
ratollesi
ratoillesi
essive
rattonasi
rattoinasi
translative
ratoksesi
ratoiksesi
abessive
ratottasi
ratoittasi
instructive
comitative
—rattoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rattomme
rattomme
accusative
nom.
rattomme
rattomme
gen.
rattomme
genitive
rattomme
rattojemme
partitive
rattoamme
rattojamme
inessive
ratossamme
ratoissamme
elative
ratostamme
ratoistamme
illative
rattoomme
rattoihimme
adessive
ratollamme
ratoillamme
ablative
ratoltamme
ratoiltamme
allative
ratollemme
ratoillemme
essive
rattonamme
rattoinamme
translative
ratoksemme
ratoiksemme
abessive
ratottamme
ratoittamme
instructive
comitative
—rattoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rattonne
rattonne
accusative
nom.
rattonne
rattonne
gen.
rattonne
genitive
rattonne
rattojenne
partitive
rattoanne
rattojanne
inessive
ratossanne
ratoissanne
elative
ratostanne
ratoistanne
illative
rattoonne
rattoihinne
adessive
ratollanne
ratoillanne
ablative
ratoltanne
ratoiltanne
allative
ratollenne
ratoillenne
essive
rattonanne
rattoinanne
translative
ratoksenne
ratoiksenne
abessive
ratottanne
ratoittanne
instructive
comitative
—rattoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
rattonsa
rattonsa
accusative
nom.
rattonsa
rattonsa
gen.
rattonsa
genitive
rattonsa
rattojensa
partitive
rattoaan rattoansa
rattojaan rattojansa
inessive
ratossaan ratossansa
ratoissaan ratoissansa
elative
ratostaan ratostansa
ratoistaan ratoistansa
illative
rattoonsa
rattoihinsa
adessive
ratollaan ratollansa
ratoillaan ratoillansa
ablative
ratoltaan ratoltansa
ratoiltaan ratoiltansa
allative
ratolleen ratollensa
ratoilleen ratoillensa
essive
rattonaan rattonansa
rattoinaan rattoinansa
translative
ratokseen ratoksensa
ratoikseen ratoiksensa
abessive
ratottaan ratottansa
ratoittaan ratoittansa
instructive
comitative
—rattoineen rattoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* rattoisa
* rattopoika
* rattotyttö

### Further reading

* “ratto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* Rotta, ortta, ratot, rotat, rotta, torat

## Interlingua
### Noun

ratto (plural rattos)
* rat

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrat.to/
* Rhymes: -atto
* Hyphenation: ràt‧to

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rapidus (“quick”). Doublet of rapido, which was borrowed.

#### Adjective

ratto (feminine ratta, masculine plural ratti, feminine plural ratte)
* (obsolete) quick, swift, rapid
    Synonyms: celere, rapido, scattante, veloce
    Antonym: lento
** 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XVIII”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory]‎, lines 103–105; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎, 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:"Ratto, ratto, che ’l tempo non si perda per poco amor", gridavan li altri appresso, "che studio di ben far grazia rinverda"."Quick, quick, let time not be lost for little love!", cried the others behind, "for effort in well-doing renews grace."
* (obsolete) steep, downward, brant
    Synonyms: (literary) acclive, (literary) precipite, ripido, scosceso
    Antonyms: pianeggiante, piano, piatto
** 1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XVIII”, in Purgatorio [Purgatory]‎, lines 103–105; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate]‎, 2nd revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:così s’allenta la ripa che cade quivi ben ratta da l’altro girone; ma quinci e quindi l’alta pietra rade.thus diminishes the bank which falls straight downward here from the other circle; but it grazes the high rock here and there.

##### Derived terms

* rattamente
* rattezza

#### Adverb

ratto (obsolete)
* quickly, swiftly
    Synonyms: celermente, rapidamente, velocemente
** 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto V, page 80, lines 103–105:Amor, ch'al cor gentil ratto s'apprende, ¶ prese costui de la bella persona ¶ che mi fu tolta; e 'l modo ancor m'offende.Love, that swiftly clings on to the gentle heart, seized this man for the beautiful person that was taken from me, and the mode still offends me.
* (followed by che) as soon as
    Synonym: appena
** 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto II, page 29, lines 109–111:Ma quell'anime, ch'eran lasse e nude, ¶ cangiar colore e dibattero i denti, ¶ ratto che 'nteser le parole crude.But those souls, who were weary and naked, changed their colour/color and gnashed their teeth together, as soon as they heard the cruel words.

### Etymology 2

From Latin raptus.

#### Adjective

ratto (feminine ratta, masculine plural ratti, feminine plural ratte)
* (archaic) having been abducted or kidnapped

#### Noun

ratto m (plural ratti)
* (literary, specifically referring to classical antiquity) abduction
** 2007, Andrea Celestino Montanaro, Ruvo di Puglia e il suo territorio: le necropoli : i corredi funerari tra la documentazione del XIX secolo e gli scavi moderni, L'Erma di Bretschneider (1st ed.), →ISBN, page 60.
    (...) di una grande loutrophoros decorata con scene di amazzonomachia e scene di ispirazione dionisiaca, di una lekythos con Eracle nel giardino dell Esperidi e di una situla con la raffigurazione dell'uccisione di Reso e il ratto dei suoi cavalli, mentre degli altri vasi viene data una descrizione sommaria.(...) of a large loutrophoros depicting scenes of amazonomachia and scenes of dionysiac inspiration, of a lekythos depicting Hercules in the garden of the Hesperides and of a situla with a representation of Rhesus' murder and the abduction of his horses, while the other ones are only summarily described.

##### Usage notes

* Nowadays the word ratto, when related to a kidnapping, is only used regarding the abduction of helpless female figures in classical literature (the most common one is il ratto delle Sabine, The Rape of the Sabine Women); otherwise it sounds rather antique, if not weird, to a native speaker. For a common, neutral term for kidnapping, see rapimento.

### Etymology 3

From Vulgar Latin rattus (“rat”), from Proto-Germanic *rattaz.

#### Noun

ratto m (plural ratti)
* rat
** 2016, Andrea Giardina, Giovanni Sabbatucci, Vittorio Vidotto, “Storia più: Società Economia Tecnologia”, in Dal Mille al Seicento, volume 1, Laterza, →ISBN:Prima di essere una malattia degli uomini la peste è una malattia dei ratti.The plague is an illness of rats first, and an illness of men second.
* ratton

##### Synonyms

* sorcio (rat or mouse)
* topo (rat or mouse)

### Anagrams

* rotta, torta, trota

## Latin
### Noun

rattō
* dative/ablative singular of rattus

## Portuguese
### Noun

ratto m (plural rattos, feminine ratta, feminine plural rattas)
* Obsolete spelling of rato.