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
  • Scots: prat
  • English: prat; possibly Pratt