ráð

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Faroese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ráð.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ráð n (genitive singular ráðs, plural ráð)

  1. advice
  2. plan
  3. council

Declension[edit]

Declension of ráð
n4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ráð ráðið ráð ráðini
accusative ráð ráðið ráð ráðini
dative ráð, ráði ráðnum ráðum ráðunum
genitive ráðs ráðsins ráða ráðanna

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Icelandic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ráð.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ráð n (genitive singular ráðs, nominative plural ráð)

  1. advice, counsel
  2. plan
  3. council (body of advisors)

Declension[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Old Norse[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚨ n (*rada /⁠rāda⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *rēdą n, alternative form of *rēdaz m, whence Old English rǣd m, Old High German rāt m (advice) (German Rat m (advice)), Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (*radaʀ /⁠*rādaʀ⁠/) (attested in personal name), Old Norse -ráðr.

Noun[edit]

ráð n (genitive ráðs, plural rǫ́ð)

  1. advice, counsel
  2. council (body of advisors)

Declension[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Icelandic: ráð
  • Faroese: ráð
  • Norwegian Bokmål: råd
  • Jamtish: raoð
  • Old Swedish: rāþ
  • Old Danish: rath
  • Old Gutnish: raþ