ратай

Bulgarian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ortajь. By surface analysis, ора́ (orá, “to plow”) +‎ -тай (-taj).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [rɐˈtaj]

Noun

рата́й • (ratáj) m (feminine рата́йка)

  1. farmhand (person who works in agriculture)
    Synonyms: арга́тин (argátin), фéрмер (férmer)

Declension
Declension of рата́й
singular plural
indefinite рата́й
ratáj		 рата́и
ratái
definite
(subject form)		 рата́ят
ratájat		 рата́ите
ratáite
definite
(object form)		 рата́я
ratája
count form — рата́я
ratája
vocative form рата́ю
ratáju		 рата́и
ratái

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