râs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ras"

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin rāsus.

Adjective

râs

  1. shaved, cropped
  2. full to the brim

Synonyms

  • (shaved): radât

See also

Romanian

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɨs/
  • Rhymes: -ɨs

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rīsus. The plural was formed from that of the word râset, itself having the same meaning and deriving from râs +‎ -et.

Noun

râs n (plural râsete)

  1. laughter, laugh
Declension
Declension of râs
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative râs râsul râsete râsetele
genitive-dative râs râsului râsete râsetelor
vocative râsule râsetelor
Derived terms

Verb

râs

  1. past participle of râde

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рꙑсь (rysĭ), from Proto-Slavic *rysь. A widely perpetrated false etymology links it to its homonym, claiming that the animal is named for the laughter-like vocalisations.[1]

Noun

râs m (plural râși)

  1. lynx
    Synonym: linx
Declension
Declension of râs
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative râs râsul râși râșii
genitive-dative râs râsului râși râșilor
vocative râsule râșilor

References

  1. ^ Râsul, vânătorul invizibil

Further reading

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