ras

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English[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Amharic ራስ (ras). More at Etymology 2.

Noun[edit]

ras (plural rases)

  1. An Ethiopian king or prince.

Etymology 2[edit]

From Arabic رأس (raʔs, “head(land)”). Doublet of ras (Etymology 1) above, as well as of resh; further related to reis.

Noun[edit]

ras (plural rases)

  1. A headland; a cape.
Usage notes[edit]

Chiefly found in proper names.

See also[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Catalan[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin rāsus, perfect passive participle of rādere (“scrape, shave”). Cognate to Spanish raso.

Pronunciation[edit]

Participle[edit]

ras (feminine rasa, masculine plural rasos, feminine plural rases)

  1. past participle of raure

Adjective[edit]

ras (feminine rasa, masculine plural rasos, feminine plural rases)

  1. close-cropped, shorn
  2. smooth, flat, level
  3. level, full to the brim (of a container)
    una mesura rasa de farina ― one level measure of flour

Noun[edit]

ras m (plural rasos)

  1. open country, the open
    al ras ― in the open

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Czech[edit]

Etymology[edit]

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

ras m anim

  1. a knacker, i.e. a person whose job it is to remove animal carcasses
    Synonym: pohodný
  2. a strict, cruel, even ruthless person
Declension[edit]
Declension of ras (hard masculine animate)
singular plural
nominative ras rasové
genitive rasa rasů
dative rasovi, rasu rasům
accusative rasa rasy
vocative rase rasové
locative rasovi, rasu rasech
instrumental rasem rasy

Etymology 2[edit]

Noun[edit]

ras

  1. genitive plural of rasa

References[edit]

  • ras in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /raːs/, [ʁɑːˀs]

Verb[edit]

ras

  1. imperative of rase

Dutch[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɑs/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: ras
  • Rhymes: -ɑs

Etymology 1[edit]

Borrowing from French race.

Noun[edit]

ras n (plural rassen, diminutive rasje n)

  1. race, breed
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • → Indonesian: ras

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle Dutch rasch, from Old Dutch *rasc, from Proto-Germanic *raskuz. Cognates include English rash, German rasch.

Adjective[edit]

ras (comparative rasser, superlative meest ras or rast)

  1. (dated) quick
    Synonyms: snel, vlug, rap, rad, kwiek, gezwind
    Het project vordert met rasse schreden. ― The project is advancing rapidly.
Inflection[edit]
Inflection of ras
uninflected ras
inflected rasse
comparative rasser
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ras rasser het rast
het raste
indefinite m./f. sing. rasse rassere raste
n. sing. ras rasser raste
plural rasse rassere raste
definite rasse rassere raste
partitive ras rassers —
Derived terms[edit]

French[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old French rés (remodelled after raser), itself from Latin rāsus. Doublet of rez.

Pronunciation[edit]

Adjective[edit]

ras (feminine rase, masculine plural ras, feminine plural rases)

  1. short
  2. close-cropped (of hair etc.)
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Amharic.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ras m (plural ras)

  1. ras

Further reading[edit]

Indonesian[edit]

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology[edit]

From Dutch ras, from French race, from Middle French rasse "entirety of ancestors and descendants of the same family or people", from Italian razza (13th century), of uncertain origin (more at razza).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [ˈras]
  • Hyphenation: ras

Noun[edit]

ras (plural ras-ras, first-person possessive rasku, second-person possessive rasmu, third-person possessive rasnya)

  1. race
    Synonym: rumpun bangsa

Further reading[edit]

Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Amharic ራስ (ras, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈras/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Hyphenation: ràs

Noun[edit]

ras m (invariable)

  1. (historical) title of the second-highest grade in the hierarchy of the Ethiopian Empire; ras
  2. (figurative, derogatory) any small local authority who exercises power despotically
  3. a local boss of organized crime
  4. (historical) a Fascist party official

Synonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

See also[edit]

  • negus
  • degiac (ethiopian commander of a unit equivalent to a regiment, composed of two to three thousand men)

Lithuanian[edit]

Verb[edit]

ras

  1. third-person singular future of rasti
  2. third-person plural future of rasti

Malay[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Dutch ras, from French race, from Middle French rasse "entirety of ancestors and descendants of the same family or people", from Italian razza (13th century), of uncertain origin (more at razza).

Noun[edit]

ras (Jawi spelling رس, plural ras-ras, informal 1st possessive rasku, 2nd possessive rasmu, 3rd possessive rasnya)

  1. (anthropology) A race.
    Synonyms: keturunan, kaum, bangsa, puak, etnik
    ras Cina ― Chinese race
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Etymology 2[edit]

Onomatopoeic.

Noun[edit]

ras (Jawi spelling رس, informal 1st possessive rasku, 2nd possessive rasmu, 3rd possessive rasnya)

  1. (Onomatopoeia) The sound of dry leaves being used to brush.

Etymology 3[edit]

From Hindi रास (rās) or Urdu راس (rās).

Noun[edit]

ras (Jawi spelling رس, plural ras-ras, informal 1st possessive rasku, 2nd possessive rasmu, 3rd possessive rasnya)

  1. The reins used by a horse rider to guide a horse.
    Synonym: kekang

Further reading[edit]

Maltese[edit]

Root
r-j-s
2 terms

Etymology[edit]

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs). The word is masculine in standard Arabic, but the feminine is found in some dialects, so there is no need to assume influence by Sicilian testa (though this is not ruled out).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ras f (dual (obsolete) rasejn, plural rjus, diminutive rwajsa)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. (measure word for livestock) a single animal
  3. beginning
  4. front part
  5. promontory, headland, cape
  6. chief, leader
  7. clove
    Synonym: sinna
  8. top
  9. intellect
  10. (in the plural) chapters

Derived terms[edit]

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse ras, compare with the verb rase.

Noun[edit]

ras n (definite singular raset, indefinite plural ras, definite plural rasa or rasene)

  1. an avalanche, landslide, landslip
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verb[edit]

ras

  1. imperative of rase

References[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Norse ras, compare with rase.

Noun[edit]

ras n (definite singular raset, indefinite plural ras, definite plural rasa)

  1. an avalanche, landslide, landslip

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

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Polish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ras

  1. genitive plural of rasa

Romanian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin rāsus.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

ras (past participle of rade)

  1. past participle of rade

Adjective[edit]

ras m or n (feminine singular rasă, masculine plural rași, feminine and neuter plural rase)

  1. shaved, shaven

Declension[edit]

Declension of ras
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite ras rasă rași rase
definite rasul rasa rașii rasele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite ras rase rași rase
definite rasului rasei rașilor rasilor

Antonyms[edit]

Related terms[edit]

Russenorsk[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Russian разъ (raz, “a time”) with a semantic change of unknown origin.

Noun[edit]

ras

  1. a day
    Nogli ras paa kastel ju stannom?
    How many days have you been in the jail?

Synonyms[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Deverbal from rasar, from raso (“level”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈras/ [ˈras]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ras

Noun[edit]

ras m (plural rases)

  1. evenness, levelness

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Old Norse rás (“race”), from Proto-Germanic *rēsō.

Noun[edit]

ras c

  1. a race (a large group of individuals of the same species set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage), a breed
    hundraser ― dog breeds
Declension[edit]
Declension of ras 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ras rasen raser raserna
Genitive ras rasens rasers rasernas
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

Verbal noun of rasa. Compare Danish and Norwegian ras.

Noun[edit]

ras n

  1. a collapse (of a building)
  2. a mudslide (geological disaster)
  3. a cave in, a collapse inward or downward
  4. a fall (of stock market values)
  5. (archaic to obsolete) romp, frolic (lively play)
    • 1891, “Det var dans bort i vägen [There was a dance down the road]”, Gustaf Fröding (lyrics), Helfrid Lambert (music), performed by Sven-Ingvars:
      In i snåret av björkar och alar och hassel, var det viskande snack, det var tissel och tassel, bland de skymmande skuggorna där. Det var ras, det var lek över stockar och stenar, det var kutter och smek, under lummiga grenar. Vill du ha mig, så har du mig här!
      Into [sic] the thicket of birches and alders and hazel, there was whispered [whispering] chatter, there was tittling and tattling, among the obscuring shadows there. There was romp, there was play over logs and rocks, there was cooing and caressing, under leafy branches. If you want me, you have me here!
Declension[edit]
Declension of ras 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ras raset ras rasen
Genitive ras rasets ras rasens
Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

Anagrams[edit]

Welsh[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From English race.

Noun[edit]

ras f (plural rasys, not mutable)

  1. race (contest)
Derived terms[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

ras

  1. Soft mutation of gras (“grace”).

Further reading[edit]

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ras”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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