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Rat
- The first of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar.
- (Chinese zodiac signs) (year of the ~) Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig (Category: en:Chinese zodiac signs)
- Tar, TRA, ART, ATR, art, TAR, RTA, rta, Art, tra, tar, 'art, art.
- Rath, Raht (both obsolete, Rath standard until 1902)
From Middle High German rāt, from Old High German rāt, from Proto-West Germanic *rād, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.
Cognate with Dutch raad, English rede and read (noun).
Rat m (strong, genitive Rates or Rats, plural Räte)
- advice, counsel
- council
- councilor, councillor
- (Germany) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") at the beginning of the senior service
- (Austria) title of a Beamter ("Public servant") in the senior service after first promotion
- (title): The title is always preceded by a prefix. The common prefix for civil servants in the administration is Regierungs- ("in government administration"), in which case the full title is Regierungsrat. Teachers hold the title of a Studienrat (Educational councilor).
In terms of hierarchy, Räte are comparable to a Major or a Korvettenkapitän (Lieutenant Commander).
From Middle High German ratte, from Old High German ratta, perhaps from Proto-West Germanic *ratt, from Proto-Germanic *rattaz, though the consonantism in High German is unexplained.
Cognate with German Ratte, Dutch rat, English rat, Icelandic rotta.
Rat m or f (plural Raten)