From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.
rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)
From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate with English roe, German Reh. Cf. Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) written on the 5th-century Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus.
rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)
From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.
rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)
rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)
rå m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.
rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural rå or råe, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)
From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advice”). Akin to English read.
rå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative rå)
rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
rå m (plural råen)
From Old Norse *rá (attested in Old Norse rámerki (“line, border”)), from Proto-Germanic *raihō (“line, row”). Cognate with Old Swedish rå.
rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.
rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)
Cognate with Swedish rå (“fairy”).
rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)
From Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.
rå (comparative råare, superlative råast)
Inflection of rå | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | rå | råare | råast |
Neuter singular | rått | råare | råast |
Plural | råa | råare | råast |
Masculine plural3 | råe | råare | råast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | råe | råare | råaste |
All | råa | råare | råaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
From Old Norse rá (“sailyard, pole for drying fish”), from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.
rå c
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Apocope of råda
rå (present rår, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative rå)
Dialectal råd, rådi, from råda (“to rule”).
rå c or n
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |
From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate to German Rah, Rahe.
rå c or n
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |
From Old Norse rá (“landmark”).
rå c or n
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |