rás

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ras"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse rás, from Proto-Germanic *rēsō.

Pronunciation

Noun

rás f (genitive singular rásar, plural rásir or ræsur)

  1. path (esp. for sheep)
  2. gait
  3. way, direction
  4. flock of flying birds
  5. broadcasting channel

Declension

Declension of rás
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rás rásin rásir rásirnar
accusative rás rásina rásir rásirnar
dative rás rásini rásum rásunum
genitive rásar rásarinnar rása rásanna
Declension of rás
f27 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rás rásin ræsur ræsurnar
accusative rás rásina ræsur ræsurnar
dative rás rásini rásum rásunum
genitive rásar rásarinnar rása rásanna

Icelandic

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rás, from Proto-Germanic *rēsō.

Noun

rás f (genitive singular rásar, nominative plural rásir)

  1. run, running
  2. speed
  3. flow (of water, etc., also figuratively of events, time, etc.)
  4. duct, channel (for something to run or flow through)
  5. channel (TV, radio, Wi-Fi, etc.)
Declension
declension of rás
f-s2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rás rásin rásir rásirnar
accusative rás rásina rásir rásirnar
dative rás rásinni rásum rásunum
genitive rásar rásarinnar rása rásanna

Etymology 2

Noun

rás n (genitive singular ráss, nominative plural rás)

  1. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.
    • 1987, Svava Jakobsdóttir, Gunnlaðar saga, →ISBN, page 149:
      Snaran markaði honum stað og heyra mátti á óslitnu hófatakinu að hann hringsólaði um askinn en hrynjandin rofnaði öðru hvoru af snöggu og óþreyjufullu krafsi líkt og minningin um frjálst rásið um heiðina væri að leita út í trássi við vilja hans.
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Declension
declension of rás
n-s singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rás rásið rás rásin
accusative rás rásið rás rásin
dative rási rásinu rásum rásunum
genitive ráss rássins rása rásanna

Anagrams

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Noun

rás m (genitive singular rása, nominative plural rásaí)

  1. race (contest)

Declension

Declension of rás

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rás rása
Vocative a rás a rása
Genitive rás rása
Dative rás rása

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an rás na rása
Genitive an rás na rása
Dative leis an rás

don rás

leis na rása

Derived terms

Further reading

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēsō.

Noun

rás f

  1. race, running
  2. course, channel
  3. company, host

Descendants

  • Faroese: rás
  • Icelandic: rás
  • → Middle English: ras, race (through merger with Middle English rees, res < Old English rǣs)

References

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic‎, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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