rauw

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rou, raeu, also roo, from Old Dutch *rao, *rō, from Proto-West Germanic *hrau, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɑu̯/

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• Rhymes: -ɑu̯
• Homophone: rouw

Adjective

rauw (comparative rauwer, superlative rauwst)

1. raw, uncooked
2. raw, in a roughed up state, e.g. skinned or infected
3. hard, cruel, gross, rude

Inflection

Declension of rauw
uninflected	rauw
inflected	rauwe
comparative	rauwer
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		rauw	rauwer	het rauwst het rauwste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	rauwe	rauwere	rauwste
	n. sing.	rauw	rauwer	rauwste
	plural	rauwe	rauwere	rauwste
definite		rauwe	rauwere	rauwste
partitive		rauws	rauwers	—

Synonyms

• (uncooked): ongekookt

Derived terms

• rauwelijks
• rauwheid
• rauwkost

Related terms

• ruw

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rou
• Negerhollands: roo, rau