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English

Etymology 1

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

Noun

ras (plural rases)

  1. An Ethiopian king or prince.

Etymology 2

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

Noun

ras (plural rases)

  1. A headland; a cape.
Usage notes

Chiefly found in proper names.

See also

Anagrams

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Participle

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

  1. past participle of raure

Adjective

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

ras m (plural rasos)

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

Derived terms

Further reading

Czech

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

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
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

Noun

ras

  1. genitive plural of rasa

References

  • “ras”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/, [ʁɑːˀs]

Verb

ras

  1. imperative of rase

Dutch

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French race.

Noun

ras n (plural rassen, diminutive rasje n)

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

Etymology 2

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

Adjective

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.
Declension
Declension 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

French

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

  1. short
  2. close-cropped (of hair etc.)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Amharic.

Pronunciation

Noun

ras m (plural ras)

  1. ras

Further reading

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

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

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

Noun

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

  1. race
    Synonym: rumpun bangsa

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

See also

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

Lithuanian

Verb

ras

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

Malay

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

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

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

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

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

Noun

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

Maltese

Root
r-j-s
2 terms

Etymology

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

Noun

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

  1. (anatomy) head
    • 1970, Anton Buttigieg, “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, in Fl-Arena:
      X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.
      ja Sena Ġdida?
      Ah! biegħed minna
      il-għelt, il-ġlied,
      id-demm bejn l-aħwa;
      rażżan ir-regħba u l-ġibdiet tal-ħakma,
      rattab l-irjus u l-qlub,
      ġibilna s-sabar ta’ xulxin, l-imħabba,
      ġibilna l-għaqda,
      ġibilna s-sliem,
      ġibilna l-ħelsien!
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  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

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ras, compare with the verb rase.

Noun

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

  1. an avalanche, landslide, landslip
Synonyms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

ras

  1. imperative of rase

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ras, compare with rase.

Noun

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

  1. an avalanche, landslide, landslip

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

ras

  1. genitive plural of rasa

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rāsus.

Pronunciation

Verb

ras (past participle of rade)

  1. past participle of rade

Adjective

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

  1. shaved, shaven

Declension

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

Russenorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

ras

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

Synonyms

Derived terms

References

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

Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

ras m (plural rases)

  1. evenness, levelness

Derived terms

Further reading

Swedish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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
Declension of ras 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ras rasen raser raserna
Genitive ras rasens rasers rasernas
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of rasa. Compare Danish and Norwegian ras.

Noun

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
Declension of ras 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ras raset ras rasen
Genitive ras rasets ras rasens

References

Anagrams

Welsh

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English race.

Noun

ras f (plural rasys, not mutable)

  1. race (contest)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ras

  1. Soft mutation of gras (“grace”).

Further reading

  • 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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