râs

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Etymology[edit]

From Latin rāsus.

Adjective[edit]

râs

  1. shaved, cropped
  2. full to the brim

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Alternative forms[edit]

  • rîsold orthography

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /rɨs/
  • Hyphenation: râs

Etymology 1[edit]

Inherited from Latin rīsus. The plural was formed from that of the word râset, itself having the same meaning and deriving from râs +‎ -et.

Noun[edit]

râs n (plural râsete)

  1. laughter, laugh
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Verb[edit]

râs

  1. past participle of râde

Etymology 2[edit]

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рꙑсь (rysĭ), from Proto-Slavic *rysь.[1] A widely perpetrated folk etymology links its name to its homonym, claiming that the animal is named for the laughter-like vocalisations it uses to distance itself from its now mature young.[2]

Noun[edit]

râs m (plural râși)

  1. lynx
    Synonym: linx
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