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Dutch
Pronunciation
Adjective
rosse
- inflection of ros:
- masculine/feminine singular attributive
- definite neuter singular attributive
- plural attributive
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French
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Middle French rosse, from Old French roche, *rosse (“bad horse”), from Old Frankish *hross (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse, steed”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”). Cognate with Old High German hros, ros (“horse, steed”), Old English hors (“horse”). More at horse.
Noun
rosse f (plural rosses)
- (derogatory, of a woman) a bitch, a harpy or cow
- (derogatory, of a man) a bastard or asshole
Etymology 2
From rosser.
Verb
rosse
- inflection of rosser:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
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Italian
Pronunciation
Adjective
rosse f pl
- feminine plural of rosso
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Neapolitan
Adjective
rosse f pl
- feminine plural of russo
Norman
Etymology
Borrowed from French rosse, from Old French roche, *rosse (“bad horse”), from Frankish *hros (“horse”), from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse, steed”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“to run”).
Noun
rosse f (plural rosses)
- (Jersey) nasty person