Ross

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See also: ross and Roß

English

Etymology

From Scottish Gaelic for 'promontory' or 'headland'. See Ross and Cromarty

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɒs

Proper noun

Ross

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  2. A male given name transferred from the surname, of early 19th century and later usage.
  3. A town in California.
  4. A city and village in North Dakota.
  5. A census-designated place in Ohio.
  6. A city and town in Texas.
  7. A town in Wisconsin.
  8. A small town on the West Coast of the South Island in New Zealand.

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Anagrams

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German ros (“horse”), from Old High German ros, hros (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”). Cognate with German Ross, Dutch ros, English horse, Icelandic hross.

Noun

Ross n

  1. (Uri) horse

Synonyms

References

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German ros (“horse”), from Old High German ros, hros (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”), cognate with English horse, Old English hors (“horse”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁɔs/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Ross n (genitive Rosses, plural Rosse or Rösser, diminutive Rösschen n or Rösslein n)

  1. (regional or poetic) horse
    • 1876
      ... Dort seh’ ich Grane, mein selig Roß: \ wie weidet er munter der mit mir schlief! \ Mit mir hat ihn Siegfried erweckt. — Richard Wagner, Siegfried, Dritter Aufzug, Dritte Szene.
      I see Grane there, my trusty steed: \ how happily he grazes, he who was asleep like me! \ Siegfried woke him along with me. — Richard Wagner, Siegfried, Act 3, Scene 3.
    • 1914
      Wir werden uns wehren bis zum letzten Hauch von Mann und Roß - His Majesty the Emperor of Germany Wilhelm II, An das Deutsche Volk
  2. (regional, derogatory) stupid person, moron

Usage notes

  • Ross is a normal word for “horse”, alongside Pferd, in many parts of southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. In northern and central Germany, Ross is not part of the colloquial vocabulary and is perceived as poetic, archaic, or restricted to noble riding horses.
  • The plurals Rosse and Rösser are equally acceptable and roughly equally common, though the former is traditionally preferred in written standard German.

Declension

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Derived terms

  • Walross (originally from North Germanic)
Chess pieces in German · Schachfiguren, Schachsteine (layout · text)
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König Dame, Königin Turm Läufer Springer, Pferd, Ross, Rössel Bauer

See also

Further reading

  • “Ross” in Duden online

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Portuguese roça.

Pronunciation

Noun

Ross f (plural Rosse)

  1. countryside

Further reading

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