ros

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Catalan

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Catalan ros, from Latin russus. Compare Occitan ros, French roux, Spanish rojo.

Pronunciation

Adjective

ros (feminine rossa, masculine plural rossos, feminine plural rosses)

  1. blond
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin rōs, used as a neuter. Compare the form rou.

Pronunciation

Noun

ros m (plural rosos)

  1. (dialectal, Valencia, archaic) dew
    Synonyms: rosada, rou

Etymology 3

Named after general Ros Olano.

Pronunciation

Noun

ros m (plural rossos)

  1. a particular type of military cap, introduced by General Ros de Olano in the Spanish Army in the XIX century.

Etymology 4

Pronunciation

Noun

ros

  1. plural of ro (rho (Greek letter))

References

Cornish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Brythonic *rrod, from Proto-Celtic *rotos, from Proto-Indo-European *Hróth₂os. Cognate with Breton rod, Irish and Scottish Gaelic roth, and Welsh rhod.

Noun

ros f (plural rosow)

  1. wheel
Derived terms
  • gravath ros (wheelbarrow)
  • gweli ros (pram)
  • kador ros (wheelchair)
  • kanstel ros (shopping trolley)
  • ros lovan (winch)
  • ros melin (mill wheel)
  • ros-lewya (steering wheel)
  • rosell (rotor)
  • rosella (rotate, verb)
  • rosellans (rotation)
  • rosellek (curly, rotary)
  • roskesya (rollerskate, verb)
  • roskis (rollerskate)
  • rosweyth (network)
  • rosya (hike)
  • topp-rosella (spinning top)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Brythonic *rros, from Proto-Celtic *ɸrostos. Cognate with Irish and Scottish Gaelic ros and Welsh rhos.

Noun

ros m (plural rosyow)

  1. heathland
  2. moor
    Synonyms: goon, hal
  3. promontory
Derived terms
  • ros tewesek (sandy heathland)

Etymology 3

From Latin rosa.

Noun

ros f (singulative rosen)

  1. roses (Rosaceae)
Derived terms
  • ros menydh (peonies)

Dalmatian

Etymology

From Latin russus. Compare Occitan ros, French roux, Friulian ros.

Adjective

ros

  1. red

Danish

Verb

ros

  1. imperative of rose

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ros, from Old Dutch ros, hors, from Proto-West Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (horse), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (to run). Doublet of kar.

Alternative forms

Noun

ros n (plural rossen, diminutive rosje n)

  1. horse
    Synonym: paard
  2. steed
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: ros
  • Dutch: rossen (to groom (a horse), verb)
    • West Frisian: rosse (verb)

Etymology 2

Adjective

ros (comparative rosser, superlative meest ros or rost)

  1. of an impure red color; reddish
    de rosse buurt
    the red-light district
  2. ginger, red-haired
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Derived terms

Franco-Provençal

Etymology

From Latin russus.

Adjective

ros (feminine rossa, masculine plural ros, feminine plural rosses) (ORB, broad)

  1. red
    Synonym: rojo

Derived terms

References

  • ros in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin russus.

Adjective

ros

  1. red

Derived terms

  • inrossâ
  • rossit

Irish

Javanese

Latin

Lower Sorbian

Mauritian Creole

Middle English

Mokilese

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Nynorsk

Occitan

Old Irish

Old Javanese

Romanian

Scottish Gaelic

Seychellois Creole

Spanish

Sranan Tongo

Swedish

Tok Pisin

Zoogocho Zapotec

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