rosa

See also Rosa, rósa, and ròsa

English

Etymology

Believed to derive from the name of the Australian native bird rosella (genus Platycercus), a small parrot noted for its ability to vanish when the need arises.

Pronunciation

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Verb

rosa (third-person singular simple present rosas, present participle rosaing, simple past and past participle rosaed)

1. (slang, Australia) to hide, vanish, shadow

   Weren't we meant to have dinner with Jane?

   No, she unfortunately had to rosa.

Noun

rosa (plural rosas)

1. (slang, Australia) no-show, someone who does not show up as expected

   Every time we organise to have dinner, she never turns up.

   I know, she is such a rosa.

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin rosa.

Noun

rosa f (plural roses)

1. rose

Adjective

rosa m, f (masculine and feminine plural roses)

1. pink

See also

• (basic colors) color; blanc, blau, gris, groc, lila, marró, negre, porpra, roig, rosa, taronja, verd, vermell, violat ^{(Category: ca:Colors)}

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Classical Nahuatl

Etymology

From Spanish rosa, from Latin rosa.

Noun

rosa

1. Rose.
   • 1555: Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana

     Flor o roſa de caſtilla. caſtillan xuchitl. Roſa.

Synonyms

• Caxtillan xochitl

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rosa.

Noun

rosa f

1. dew

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Galician

Noun

rosa f (plural rosas)

1. rose (flower)
2. (by extension) any flower
3. the color rose, a pink

Derived terms

• rosa dos ventos

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German

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈʀoːza/

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Adjective

rosa

1. pink

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Irish

Noun

rosa m

1. genitive singular form of ros
2. nominative plural of ros

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Italian

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Rosa - flower

Rosa - colour

Etymology 1

From Latin rosa

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrɔza/, [ˈrɔː.za], X-SAMPA: /"rOza/
• Rhymes: -ɔza
• Hyphenation: rò‧sa

Noun

rosa f (plural rose)

1. rose (flower)
2. pink (color)
3. shortlist
4. (sports) team members

Adjective

rosa (invariable)

1. pink
2. romantic (of movies, books, etc)
3. gossip (attributive; of news, magazines, etc)

Related terms

• rosacee
• rosa canina
• rosa dei venti
• rosaio
• rosato
• roseo
• roseto
• rosetta

See also

• (basic colors) colore; arancione, azzurro, bianco, blu, giallo, grigio, marrone, nero, rosa, rosso, verde, viola ^{(Category: it:Colors)}

Etymology 2

Past participle of rodere

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈrosa/, [ˈroː.sa], X-SAMPA: /"rosa/
• Rhymes: -osa
• Hyphenation: ró‧sa

Verb

rosa

1. feminine form of roso

Anagrams

• arso, orsa, raso, rasò, sarò

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Latin

rosa alba (a white rose)

Etymology 1

Might be derived from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhodon), but some of the details remain mysterious.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈro.sa/

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Noun

rosa (genitive rosae); f, first declension

1. a rose
   • 29 BCE, Virgil, Georgicon, liber IV: 267-268

     Proderit et tunsum gallae admiscere saporem / arentesque rosas […]

     It's good too to blend a taste of pounded oak-apples / and dry rose leaves […]

   • c. 103-107 CE, Pliny the Younger, Epistulae, book 5

     Inde etiam rosas effert, umbrarumque frigus non ingrato sole distinguit. Finito vario illo multiplicique curvamine recto limiti redditur nec huic uni, nam viae plures intercedentibus buxis dividuntur.

     Farther on, there are roses too along the path, and the cool shade is pleasantly alternated with sunshine. Having passed through these manifold winding alleys, the path resumes a straight course, and at the same time divides into several tracks, separated by box hedges.

     Even roses grow there, and the warmth of the sun is delightful as a change from the cool of the shade. When you come to the end of these various winding alleys, the boundary again runs straight, or should I say boundaries, for there are a number of paths with box shrubs between them.

2. (transferred sense, endearment) dear, rose, sweetheart, love; a word of endearment

   Mea rosa.

   My love.

   Rosa!

   Honey!

   Tu mihi rosa es.

   You are my sweetheart.

Usage notes

• When used as a word of endearment meaning "dear" or "love" it can be simply written as rosa.

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	rosa	rosae
genitive	rosae	rosārum
dative	rosae	rosīs
accusative	rosam	rosās
ablative	rosā	rosīs
vocative	rosa	rosae

Related terms

rosāceus rosāns rosārius

rosētum roseus

Descendants

Catalan: rosa Dalmatian: ruosa English: rose French: rose Galician: rosa Italian: rosa Occitan: ròsa

Portuguese: rosa Romanian: roză Romansch: rosa, rösa Russian: роза Sardinian: rosa, arrosa Sicilian: rosa Spanish: rosa

Etymology 2

Inflected form of rōsus, participle of rōdō (“gnaw, eat away”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈroː.sa/

Participle

rōsa

1. nominative feminine singular of rōsus
2. nominative neuter plural of rōsus
3. accusative neuter plural of rōsus
4. vocative feminine singular of rōsus
5. vocative neuter plural of rōsus

rōsā

1. ablative feminine singular of rōsus

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Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Latin rosa.

Adjective

rosa

1. pink

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Norwegian

Noun

rosa

1. rose (colour)

This Norwegian entry was created from the translations listed at rose. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see rosa in the Norwegian Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) April 2008

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rosa, from Proto-Indo-European *Hroseh₂.

Noun

rosa f

1. dew

Declension

    declension of rosa

	singular	plural
nominative	rosa	rosy
genitive	rosy	ros
dative	rosie	rosom
accusative	rosę	rosy
instrumental	rosą	rosami
locative	rosie	rosach
vocative	roso	rosy

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rosa.

Noun

rosa f (plural: rosas)

1. rose (flower).

Related terms

roseira

Adjective

rosa

1. pink.

Synonyms

• cor-de-rosa

Noun

rosa m

1. pink (color).

Synonyms

• (color): cor-de-rosa

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Puter, Vallader) rösa

Etymology

From Latin rosa.

Noun

rosa f (plural rosas)

1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) rose

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rosa, from Proto-Indo-European *Hroseh₂.

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rǒsa/
• Hyphenation: ro‧sa

Noun

ròsa f (Cyrillic spelling ро̀са)

1. dew

Declension

    declension of rosa

	singular	plural
nominative	rosa	rose
genitive	rose	rosa
dative	rosi	rosama
accusative	rosu	rose
vocative	roso	rose
locative	rosi	rosama
instrumental	rosom	rosama

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rosa, from Proto-Indo-European *Hroseh₂.

Noun

rosa f

1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rosa.

Noun

rosa f (plural rosas)

1. a rose
2. colour pink

Related terms

• rosal

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Swedish

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Etymology 1

From a Romance language, likely via German.

Noun

rosa n

1. pink

Synonyms

• skär

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hrósa.

Verb

rosa

1. praise, commend

Antonyms

• risa

Synonyms

• prisa