ratán

See also: ratan

Irish

Alternative forms

• raftán (Ulster)

Etymology

From English rattan, from Malay rotan, adapted to the suffix -án.

Pronunciation

• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠafˠt̪ˠanˠ/, /ˈɾˠafˠt̪ˠan̪ˠ/ (corresponding to the form raftán)

Noun

ratán m (genitive singular ratáin, nominative plural ratáin)

1. rattan (palm tree; material)

Declension

Declension of ratán (first declension)

bare forms case singular plural nominative ratán ratáin vocative a ratáin a ratána genitive ratáin ratán dative ratán ratáin forms with the definite article case singular plural nominative an ratán na ratáin genitive an ratáin na ratán dative leis an ratán don ratán leis na ratáin

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ratán”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈtan/ [raˈt̪ãn]
• Rhymes: -an
• Syllabification: ra‧tán

Noun

ratán m (plural ratanes)

1. rattan

Further reading

• “ratán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10