ratel

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See also: râtél

English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɹeɪtəl/, /ˈɹɑːtəl/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Noun

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ratel (plural ratels)

  1. Synonym of honey badger

Descendants

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  • Italian: ratelo

Translations

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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A shortening of Dutch rateldas, formed (in South Africa) from (dialectal) ratel (“honeycomb”) + das (“badger”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ratel (plural ratels)

  1. honey badger
  2. badger
    Synonym: das

Descendants

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Catalan

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Afrikaans ratel.

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Noun

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ratel m (plural ratels)

  1. honey badger

Further reading

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Dutch

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Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch ratele.

Noun

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ratel f or m (plural ratels, diminutive rateltje n)

  1. (music) ratchet, rattle
  2. ratchet (tool or mechanism)
  3. socket wrench
  4. rattle (organ for making noise, such as a rattlesnake's)
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Descendants
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  • Papiamentu: ratel (dated)

Etymology 2

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From Middle Dutch ratele, a compound of râte (honeycomb) and -ele. The suffix is ultimately from Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (agent/instrumental/diminutive suffix), and râte (now raat) is ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *hrātu (honeycomb), which is probably inherited from Proto-Germanic *hrētō-.

Noun

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ratel f (plural ratels, diminutive rateltje n)

  1. (Belgium) honeycomb
    • 1895, De Mandelbie, volume 1, number 6, page 86:
      Zij zullen meêdoogenloos uitgeplunterd worden ; zelfs de ratels zullen hunne vraatzucht niet ontgaan, zooals gij verder zult zien.
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    • 1971, Vlaams Imkersblad, page 227:
      Honig diende tot voeding en werd als offer in de godsdienstige plechtigheden aangeboden. De oude Kelten, over drie duizend jaren, boden de landelijke godheden een ratel (raat) zeem aan om de zegening der veldvruchten te bekomen.
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  2. (uncommon, chiefly South Africa) ratel [from 18th c.]
    Synonym: honingdas

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ratel

  1. inflection of ratelen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

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Portuguese

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Noun

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ratel m (plural ratéis)

  1. honey badger (Mellivora capensis, a mustelid of Africa, Arabia and India)

Spanish

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Etymology

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /raˈtel/ [raˈt̪el]
  • Rhymes: -el
  • Syllabification: ra‧tel

Noun

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ratel m (plural rateles)

  1. honey badger
    Synonym: tejón de miel