rós

See also: ros and Ros

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin rosa (“rose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrouːs/

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• Rhymes: -ouːs

Noun

rós f (genitive singular rósar, nominative plural rósir)

1. rose
   • Þær fegurstu rósir sem ég hef séð, eru þær sem falla fyrst.

     The most beautiful roses that I have seen are those that fall first.

Declension

declension of rós

f-s2	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rós	rósin	rósir	rósirnar
accusative	rós	rósina	rósir	rósirnar
dative	rós	rósinni	rósum	rósunum
genitive	rósar	rósarinnar	rósa	rósanna

Derived terms

• rósarunni
• rósakál

Related terms

• Rósa

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Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish rós, from Old Irish rós (compare rostan (“rose-plantation”)), a borrowing from Latin rosa.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɾˠoːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɔːsˠ/

Noun

rós m (genitive singular róis, nominative plural rósanna)

1. rose (flower)

Declension

Declension of rós

First declension

Bare forms: Case Singular Plural Nominative rós rósanna Vocative a róis a rósanna Genitive róis rósanna Dative rós rósanna

Forms with the definite article: Case Singular Plural Nominative an rós na rósanna Genitive an róis na rósanna Dative leis an rós don rós leis na rósanna

Derived terms

• bior-rós m (“water-lily”)
• rós-hocas m (“rose-mallow”)

References

• "rós" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “rós” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “rós” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

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Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish [Term?], a borrowing from Latin rosa.

Noun

rós m f

1. rose
   • 1160 Auraicept na n-Éces l.5645

     sug in rois doní ruamna

     sap of the rose

References

• “rós” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

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Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin rosa.

Noun

rós ?

1. rose
   • c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 50^a16

     ros-chaill

     glosses rosetum

Inflection

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References

• “rós” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.