Rasa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rasa"

Finnish

Etymology

Possibly akin to Raasakka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑsɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): Ra‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): Ra‧sa

Proper noun

Rasa

1. a Finnish surname

Declension

Inflection of Rasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		Rasa	Rasat
genitive		Rasan	Rasojen
partitive		Rasaa	Rasoja
illative		Rasaan	Rasoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rasa	Rasat
accusative	nom.	Rasa	Rasat
	gen.	Rasan
genitive		Rasan	Rasojen Rasain rare
partitive		Rasaa	Rasoja
inessive		Rasassa	Rasoissa
elative		Rasasta	Rasoista
illative		Rasaan	Rasoihin
adessive		Rasalla	Rasoilla
ablative		Rasalta	Rasoilta
allative		Rasalle	Rasoille
essive		Rasana	Rasoina
translative		Rasaksi	Rasoiksi
abessive		Rasatta	Rasoitta
instructive		—	Rasoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rasani Rasani accusative nom. Rasani Rasani gen. Rasani genitive Rasani Rasojeni Rasaini rare partitive Rasaani Rasojani inessive Rasassani Rasoissani elative Rasastani Rasoistani illative Rasaani Rasoihini adessive Rasallani Rasoillani ablative Rasaltani Rasoiltani allative Rasalleni Rasoilleni essive Rasanani Rasoinani translative Rasakseni Rasoikseni abessive Rasattani Rasoittani instructive — — comitative — Rasoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rasasi Rasasi accusative nom. Rasasi Rasasi gen. Rasasi genitive Rasasi Rasojesi Rasaisi rare partitive Rasaasi Rasojasi inessive Rasassasi Rasoissasi elative Rasastasi Rasoistasi illative Rasaasi Rasoihisi adessive Rasallasi Rasoillasi ablative Rasaltasi Rasoiltasi allative Rasallesi Rasoillesi essive Rasanasi Rasoinasi translative Rasaksesi Rasoiksesi abessive Rasattasi Rasoittasi instructive — — comitative — Rasoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rasamme Rasamme accusative nom. Rasamme Rasamme gen. Rasamme genitive Rasamme Rasojemme Rasaimme rare partitive Rasaamme Rasojamme inessive Rasassamme Rasoissamme elative Rasastamme Rasoistamme illative Rasaamme Rasoihimme adessive Rasallamme Rasoillamme ablative Rasaltamme Rasoiltamme allative Rasallemme Rasoillemme essive Rasanamme Rasoinamme translative Rasaksemme Rasoiksemme abessive Rasattamme Rasoittamme instructive — — comitative — Rasoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rasanne Rasanne accusative nom. Rasanne Rasanne gen. Rasanne genitive Rasanne Rasojenne Rasainne rare partitive Rasaanne Rasojanne inessive Rasassanne Rasoissanne elative Rasastanne Rasoistanne illative Rasaanne Rasoihinne adessive Rasallanne Rasoillanne ablative Rasaltanne Rasoiltanne allative Rasallenne Rasoillenne essive Rasananne Rasoinanne translative Rasaksenne Rasoiksenne abessive Rasattanne Rasoittanne instructive — — comitative — Rasoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rasansa Rasansa accusative nom. Rasansa Rasansa gen. Rasansa genitive Rasansa Rasojensa Rasainsa rare partitive Rasaansa Rasojaan Rasojansa inessive Rasassaan Rasassansa Rasoissaan Rasoissansa elative Rasastaan Rasastansa Rasoistaan Rasoistansa illative Rasaansa Rasoihinsa adessive Rasallaan Rasallansa Rasoillaan Rasoillansa ablative Rasaltaan Rasaltansa Rasoiltaan Rasoiltansa allative Rasalleen Rasallensa Rasoilleen Rasoillensa essive Rasanaan Rasanansa Rasoinaan Rasoinansa translative Rasakseen Rasaksensa Rasoikseen Rasoiksensa abessive Rasattaan Rasattansa Rasoittaan Rasoittansa instructive — — comitative — Rasoineen Rasoinensa

Derived terms

• Rasanen

Statistics

• The surname Rasa belongs to 187 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From rasa (“dew”).

Proper noun

Rasa f

1. a female given name

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Rasa was the only given name of 424 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Lithuanian

Proper noun

Rasa f

1. a female given name

Romanian

Etymology

From rasa, definite feminine form of ras (“cleared”).

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Rasa f

1. a village in Grădiștea, Călărași County, Romania