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rags

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English

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɹæɡz/
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  • Rhymes: -æɡz

Noun

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rags

  1. plural of rag

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Verb

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rags

  1. third-person singular simple present indicative of rag

Anagrams

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Latvian

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Brieža rags (1)
Ganu rags (4)
Medību rags (4)

Etymology

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From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rágas (horn).

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Noun

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rags m (1st declension)

  1. (anatomy) horn (solid growth on an animal's head)
    brieža ragsdeer horns (= antlers)
    govs bez ragiemcow without horns
  2. a sharp projection
    klinšu ragsrock horns (= projections)
  3. an object or phenomenon similar in form to an animal horn
    mēness ragimoon (= crescent) horns
  4. horn (a musical instrument in the shape of an animal horn)
    pūst raguto blow the horn
    angļu ragsEnglish horn
    ganu ragsshepherd's horn (ancient Latvian folk instrument)
    ragu mūzikuhorn music
    medību ragshunting horn
  5. horn (material, from animal horn, used to make object)
    raga brilleshorn spectacles
    raga ķemmehorn comb
  6. rod-like, usually curved, element or part, used for gripping or holding
    laktas ragsanvil horn
    enkura ragianchor horns
  7. (geography, syn. zemesrags) cape (projection of land into water)

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Old Norse

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Alternative forms

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  • args (without metathesis)

Adjective

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rags

  1. strong masculine genitive singular of ragr
  2. strong neuter genitive singular of ragr

Old Prussian

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Noun

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rags

  1. the first month of the year