rossen

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Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Uncertain. Possibly from ros +‎ -en, a shortening of roskammen or related to French rosser.[1]

Verb[edit]

rossen

  1. (informal, transitive) To beat, to rough up.
    Ze hebben mijn beste vriend gisteren gerost met ploertendoders.
    They beat up my best friend with blackjacks yesterday.
  2. (transitive, dated) to brush (oneself) firmly; to groom (an animal) with a grooming comb.
    Synonym: roskammen
  3. (transitive, Suriname) to rape.
    Synonym: verkrachten
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of rossen (weak)
infinitive rossen
past singular roste
past participle gerost
infinitive rossen
gerund rossen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ros roste
2nd person sing. (jij) rost roste
2nd person sing. (u) rost roste
2nd person sing. (gij) rost roste
3rd person singular rost roste
plural rossen rosten
subjunctive sing.1 rosse roste
subjunctive plur.1 rossen rosten
imperative sing. ros
imperative plur.1 rost
participles rossend gerost
1) Archaic.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Sranan Tongo: ros

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

rossen

  1. plural of ros

References[edit]

  1. ^ Philippa, Marlies, Debrabandere, Frans, Quak, Arend, Schoonheim, Tanneke, van der Sijs, Nicoline (2003–2009) Etymologisch woordenboek van het Nederlands (in Dutch), Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press
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