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Verb
raus
- second-person singular present indicative of raure
German
Etymology
Clipping of heraus (“out of here”).
Pronunciation
Adverb
raus
- (colloquial) out, out of there, outta there
- Synonym: heraus
Er kommt jetzt raus.- He's coming outside now.
- (colloquial) out, out of here, outta here
- Synonym: hinaus
Er geht raus zu den andern.- He's going outside to the other people.
Usage notes
- Unlike the standard language, colloquial German does not distinguish the meanings of hinaus (“out of here, away from the speaker”) and heraus (“out of there, out towards the speaker”). Raus is used for both meanings.
Derived terms
Related terms
Interjection
raus!
- (colloquial) get out!
Further reading
- “raus” in Duden online
- “raus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Gothic
Romanization
raus
- Romanization of 𐍂𐌰𐌿𐍃
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Old Norse hraustr (“brave”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
raus (masculine and feminine raus, neuter raust, definite singular and plural rause, comparative rausere, indefinite superlative rausest, definite superlative rauseste)
- generous, munificent, charitable
- magnanimous
References
- “raus” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “raus” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse hraustr (“brave”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
raus (neuter raust, definite singular and plural rause, comparative rausare, indefinite superlative rausast, definite superlative rausaste)
- generous, charitable
References
- “raus” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan
Etymology
Old Occitan , from Frankish *rausa (“reed”), from Proto-Germanic *rausą, *rauzą (“pipe, reed, shaft, tube”), from Proto-Indo-European *er- (“to move, excite, grow”). Compare French roseau.
Pronunciation
Noun
raus m (plural rauses)
- common reed (Phragmites australis)
- Synonyms: cana, canavèra, canòta, cantulh, caravena, raulet, rausèl, rauset, senilh, sesquilh
References
- ^ Gui Benoèt (2008) Las plantas (in Occitan), Toulouse: IEO Edicions, →ISBN, page 288. As Arundo phragmites.