roos

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See also: Roos and 'roos

English

Pronunciation

Noun

roos

  1. plural of roo

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch roos, from Middle Dutch rose, from Old French rose, from Latin rosa.

Pronunciation

Noun

roos (plural rose, diminutive rosie)

  1. rose

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rose, from Old French rose, from Latin rosa. Doublet of roze.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: roos
  • Rhymes: -oːs

Noun

roos f (plural rozen, diminutive roosje n)

  1. rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa
  2. (heraldry) rose, used as a heraldic charge
  3. bullseye, the center of a target, as used at shooting practice
  4. (uncountable) dandruff
    Synonym: hoofdroos
  5. (uncountable) rash, a (reddish) affliction of the skin

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: roos
  • Jersey Dutch: rôz
  • Caribbean Hindustani: rusi
  • Papiamentu: deros, deroos

References

  • roos” in Woordenlijst Nederlandse Taal – Officiële Spelling, Nederlandse Taalunie.

Estonian

Etymology

From Middle Low German rose, from Latin rosa.

Noun

roos (genitive roosi, partitive roosi)

  1. rose (plant)

Declension

Declension of roos (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative roos roosid
accusative nom.
gen. roosi
genitive rooside
partitive roosi roose
roosisid
illative roosi
roosisse
roosidesse
roosesse
inessive roosis roosides
rooses
elative roosist roosidest
roosest
allative roosile roosidele
roosele
adessive roosil roosidel
roosel
ablative roosilt roosidelt
rooselt
translative roosiks roosideks
rooseks
terminative roosini roosideni
essive roosina roosidena
abessive roosita roosideta
comitative roosiga roosidega

Further reading

  • roos”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009