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rath¹

  • /ɹɑːθ/ UK
  • /ɹæθ/ US

Sounds like wrath (some dialects) · Rhymes with -ɑːθ, Rhymes: -æθ

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Old Irish ráth.

noun raths

  1. historical A walled enclosure, especially in Ireland; a ringfort built sometime between the Iron Age and the Viking Age. The Legend of Knock-Grafton tells how a little hunchback, while sitting to rest at nightfall at the side of a Rath or Moat, heard the fairies within singing over and over again, Da Luan, Da Mart! (i.e., Monday, Tuesday!) and added, weary with the monotony, Agus da Cadin! (i.e., and Wednesday!).

rath²

Where it comes from

From Hindi रथ (rath), from Sanskrit रथ (ratha).

noun raths

  1. A Burmese carriage of state.

rath³

adjective more rath · most rath

  1. alternative Alternative form of rathe

Rath⁴

Where it comes from

Borrowed from German Rath.

proper noun Raths

  1. A surname from German.

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noun walled enclosure, ringfort

Русскийфорт fort

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"rath." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/rath. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{rath_2026,
  title = {rath},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rath},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}