prætt

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *prattuz (“boastful talk; deceit, cunning, trick”). Cognate with Middle Dutch perte (“trick, stratagem”), Old West Norse prettr (Norwegian prette (“trick”)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /prætt/, [præt]

Noun

prætt m

  1. trick, prank, practical joke

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative prætt prattas
accusative prætt prattas
genitive prættes pratta
dative prætte prattum

Descendants

  • Middle English: prat
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