Ros

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English[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Ros

  1. A diminutive of the female given name Rosalind.
  2. A diminutive of the female given name Rosamund.

Anagrams[edit]

Hunsrik[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin rosa; related to German rosa.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Ros f (plural Rose, diminutive Rosje)

  1. rose

Further reading[edit]

Luxembourgish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle High German rāz, from Old High German rāza, from Proto-Germanic *hrētō-, from Proto-Indo-European *kreh₁d-eh₂-.[1]

Cognate with German Roß, Roße and Dutch raat.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

Ros m or f (plural Rosen)

  1. honeycomb

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “hreto”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 245

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From ros (a rose).

Proper noun[edit]

Ros c (genitive Ros)

  1. a surname
  2. a female given name, mostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie

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