/ˈrɑːto/, [ˈrɑ̝ːt̪o̞]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *raato (compare Ingrian raato, Karelian roato), borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*brāđō) (compare Swedish bråd (“piece of meat”)), from Proto-Germanic *brēdô.
- An animal carcass, corpse.
- colloquialA dead human corpse.
Formsraato(nominative, singular) · raadot(nominative, plural) · raato(accusative, nominative, singular) · raadot(accusative, nominative, plural) · raadon(accusative, genitive, singular) · raadot(accusative, genitive, plural) · raadon(genitive, singular) · raatojen(genitive, plural) · raatoa(partitive, singular) · raatoja(partitive, plural) · raadossa(inessive, singular) · raadoissa(inessive, plural) · raadosta(elative, singular) · raadoista(elative, plural) · raatoon(illative, singular) · raatoihin(illative, plural) · raadolla(adessive, singular) · raadoilla(adessive, plural) · raadolta(ablative, singular) · raadoilta(ablative, plural)