ratt
Swedish
noun
Definitions
- a steering wheel
- a knob (e.g. for volume control or tuning of a radio) - compare knapp
- (slang) a woman's breast
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German rat (wheel) derived from Old Saxon rath.
Origin
Old Saxon
rath
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- juopporatti Finnish
- ratti Finnish
- rattijuoppo Finnish
- rattijuopumus Finnish
- rattikelkka Finnish
- rattikelkkailija Finnish
- rattikelkkailu Finnish
- rattiraivo Finnish
- ratt Norwegian Bokmål
- *raþą Proto-Germanic
- fylla Swedish
- lina Swedish
- rattfylleri Swedish
- rattlina Swedish
- ratt Norwegian Nynorsk
- rat Danish
- rat Middle Low German
- rath Old Saxon