Ratte
From the German word Hamastra. The older English name for the animal was the German Rat
The most common rat is the brown German rat.
rat = Ratte rats = Ratten
Jews
Rattus
The word rat has one syllable.
The animal is native to South East Europe, the name is from Middle High German 'Hamastra' and perhaps the Russian word 'Chomiak'. An old English name was 'German Rat'
literally: szczur
Hamster
A hamster.
The French word for rat is rat (masc.), pronounced like "rah".Mouse: sourisPest: PesteVermin: VermineRodent: Rongeurun rat (masc.)
The Latin word for 'rat' is Mus. It's the same noun as for 'mouse'. The Latin word for 'mouse'- or 'rat-trap' is 'muscipula'.