ráð

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See also: rað and Appendix:Variations of "rad"

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse ráð.

Pronunciation

Noun

ráð n (genitive singular ráðs, plural ráð)

  1. advice
  2. plan
  3. council

Declension

n4 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ráð ráðið ráð ráðini
accusative ráð ráðið ráð ráðini
dative ráð, ráði ráðnum ráðum ráðunum
genitive ráðs ráðsins ráða ráðanna

Derived terms

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse ráð.

Pronunciation

Noun

ráð n (genitive singular ráðs, nominative plural ráð)

  1. advice, counsel
  2. plan
  3. council (body of advisors)

Declension

Declension of ráð (neuter)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ráð ráðið ráð ráðin
accusative ráð ráðið ráð ráðin
dative ráði ráðinu ráðum ráðunum
genitive ráðs ráðsins ráða ráðanna

Derived terms

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚨ n (*rada /⁠rāda⁠/), from Proto-Germanic *rēdą n, alternative form of *rēdaz m, whence Old English rǣd m, Old High German rāt m (“advice”) (German Rat m (“advice”)), Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (*radaʀ /⁠*rādaʀ⁠/) (attested in personal name), Old Norse -ráðr.

Noun

ráð n (genitive ráðs, plural rǫ́ð)

  1. advice, counsel
  2. council (body of advisors)

Declension

Declension of ráð (strong a-stem)
neuter singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative ráð ráðit rǫ́ð rǫ́ðin
accusative ráð ráðit rǫ́ð rǫ́ðin
dative ráði ráðinu rǫ́ðum rǫ́ðunum
genitive ráðs ráðsins ráða ráðanna

Descendants

  • Icelandic: ráð
  • Faroese: ráð
  • Norwegian Bokmål: råd
  • Jamtish: raoð
  • Old Swedish: rāþ
  • Old Danish: rath
  • Old Gutnish: raþ
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