*prattuz
Runic: ᛈᚱᚨᛏᚢᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈprɑt.tuz/noun · masculine · u-stem
Meanings
- boastful talk
- deceit, trickery, stratagem, list, cunning
Etymology
Perhaps from pre-Germanic *brod-nú-, from Proto-Indo-European *bred- (‘to wander about’). Compare Proto-Slavic *brъditi and Latvian bradāt, both meaning “to talk nonsense”. More at prate, prattle.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | prattuz | prattiwiz |
| Acc. | prattų | prattunz |
| Gen. | prattauz | prattiwǫ̂ |
| Dat. | prattiwi | prattumaz |
| Inst. | prattū | prattumiz |
| Voc. | prattu | prattiwiz |
Descendants
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*prattu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*pratt, *prett (Old Dutch)
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pratte, prat, parte, perte, pert (Middle Dutch)
- prat, pret, part (Dutch)
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pratte, prat, parte, perte, pert (Middle Dutch)
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*pratt, *prett (Old Dutch)
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*prattu (Proto-West Germanic)
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prætt, præt (Old English)
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præt, pret (Middle English)
- prat (English)
- pratt, prat, prate, pret (Scots)
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præt, pret (Middle English)
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prætt, præt (Old English)
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*prattu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*prat (Old Frisian)
- prat, pret (Saterland Frisian)
- pret (West Frisian)
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*prat (Old Frisian)
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*prattu (Proto-West Germanic)
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*pratt, *prett (Old Saxon)
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pratte (Middle Low German)
- prat, prot (Low German)
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pratte (Middle Low German)
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*pratt, *prett (Old Saxon)
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prettr (Old Norse)
- pret (Faroese)
- prettur (Icelandic)
- prette (Norwegian)
- prettikin, prattick (Scots)