rataj

See also: Rataj

Polish

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *òrtajь, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *arˀtāˀjas, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂erh₃-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈra.taj/

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• Rhymes: -ataj
• Syllabification: ra‧taj
• Homophone: Rataj

Noun

rataj m pers

1. (agriculture, historical) farmer, farmhand (earner working for a landowner)

   Synonym: fornal

   Hypernyms: najmita, rolnik

2. (obsolete) ploughman

   Synonym: oracz

Declension

Declension of rataj

	singular	plural
nominative	rataj	rataje
genitive	rataja	ratajów/ratai
dative	ratajowi	ratajom
accusative	rataja	ratajów/ratai
instrumental	ratajem	ratajami
locative	rataju	ratajach
vocative	rataju	rataje

Derived terms

adjective

• ratajski

 

Related terms

adjectives

• orny
• rolny

 

nouns

• radło
• rola

 

verb

• orać impf

 

Further reading

• rataj in Polish dictionaries at PWN