rós

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ros"

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rosa (“rose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrouːs/
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  • Rhymes: -ouːs

Noun

rós f (genitive singular rósar, nominative plural rósir)

  1. rose
    Þær fegurstu rósir sem ég hef séð, eru þær sem falla fyrst.
    The most beautiful roses that I have seen are those that fall first.

Declension

Declension of rós (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rós rósin rósir rósirnar
accusative rós rósina rósir rósirnar
dative rós rósinni rósum rósunum
genitive rósar rósarinnar rósa rósanna

Derived terms

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish rós, borrowed from Latin rosa.

Noun

rós m (genitive singular róis, nominative plural rósanna)

  1. rose (flower)
  2. (architecture, electricity, heraldry) rose
Declension
Declension of rós (first declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative rós rósanna
vocative a róis a rósanna
genitive róis rósanna
dative rós rósanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an rós na rósanna
genitive an róis na rósanna
dative leis an rós
don rós 		leis na rósanna
Alternative forms
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

rós (present analytic rósann, future analytic rósfaidh, verbal noun rósadh, past participle rósta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of róst (“roast”)
Conjugation
conjugation of rós (first conjugation – A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present rósaim rósann tú;
rósair† 		rósann sé, sí rósaimid rósann sibh rósann siad;
rósaid† 		a rósann; a rósas róstar
past rós mé; rósas rós tú; rósais rós sé, sí rósamar; rós muid rós sibh; rósabhair rós siad; rósadar a rós /
ar rós* 		rósadh
past habitual rósainn róstá rósadh sé, sí rósaimis; rósadh muid rósadh sibh rósaidís; rósadh siad a rósadh /
a rósadh* 		róstaí
future rósfaidh mé;
rósfad 		rósfaidh tú;
rósfair† 		rósfaidh sé, sí rósfaimid;
rósfaidh muid 		rósfaidh sibh rósfaidh siad;
rósfaid† 		a rósfaidh; a rósfas rósfar
conditional rósfainn rósfá rósfadh sé, sí rósfaimis; rósfadh muid rósfadh sibh rósfaidís; rósfadh siad a rósfadh /
a rósfadh* 		rósfaí
subjunctive present go rósa mé;
go rósad† 		go rósa tú;
go rósair† 		go rósa sé, sí go rósaimid;
go rósa muid 		go rósa sibh go rósa siad;
go rósaid† 		— go róstar
past dá rósainn dá róstá dá rósadh sé, sí dá rósaimis;
dá rósadh muid 		dá rósadh sibh dá rósaidís;
dá rósadh siad 		— dá róstaí
imperative rósaim rós rósadh sé, sí rósaimis rósaigí;
rósaidh† 		rósaidís — róstar
verbal noun rósadh
past participle rósta

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Further reading

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rosa.

Noun

rós m or f

  1. rose
    • 1160, Auraicept na n-Éces, l.5645:
      sug in rois doní ruamna
      sap of the rose

Descendants

  • Irish: rós
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròs

Further reading

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