rå
Danish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.
Adjective
editrå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)
- raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
- crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
- rough (crude; unrefined)
- coarse (not refined)
- brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
- tough (rowdy or rough)
Etymology 2
editFrom Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate with English roe, German Reh. Cf. Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) written on the 5th-century Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus.
Noun
editrå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)
- roe (deer, particularly the female)
Inflection
editEtymology 3
editFrom Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.
Noun
editrå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)
Inflection
editReferences
edit- “rå” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editrå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editNoun
editrå m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “rå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.
Alternative forms
edit- raa (obsolete spelling)
Adjective
editrå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural rå or råe, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advice”). Akin to English read.
Alternative forms
editVerb
editrå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative rå)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editEtymology 3
editAlternative forms
edit- raa (obsolete typography)
Noun
editrå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
Derived terms
editNoun
editrå m (plural råen)
Etymology 4
editFrom Old Norse *rá (attested in Old Norse rámerki (“line, border”)), from Proto-Germanic *raihō (“line, row”). Cognate with Old Swedish rå.
Alternative forms
edit- raa (obsolete typography)
Noun
editrå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
- a borderstone or another object which is used to mark a border or boundary
Etymology 5
editFrom Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.
Noun
editrå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)
Derived terms
editEtymology 6
editCognate with Swedish rå (“fairy”).
Noun
editrå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “rå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Skard, Matias (1901) “raa”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 71
- Ivar Aasen (1850) “Raa/raa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Anagrams
editSwedish
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.
Adjective
editrå (comparative råare, superlative råast)
- raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
- crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
- rough (crude; unrefined)
- coarse (not refined)
- brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
- tough (rowdy or rough)
- (weather) moist and cold
- Synonym: råkall
Declension
editInflection of rå | |||
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Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
Common singular | rå | råare | råast |
Neuter singular | rått | råare | råast |
Plural | råa | råare | råast |
Masculine plural3 | råe | råare | råast |
Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
Masculine singular1 | råe | råare | råaste |
All | råa | råare | råaste |
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic |
Synonyms
edit- (brutal): hårdkokt
Derived terms
editEtymology 2
editFrom Old Norse rá (“sailyard, pole for drying fish”), from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.
Noun
editrå c
Declension
editDeclension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Etymology 3
editApocope of råda
Verb
editrå (present rår, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative rå)
- Alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
- Älgen rår över skogen
- The moose rules the forest
- Hon måste få rå över sina egen pengar
- She must be allowed to do what she wants with / manage ("decide over") her own money
Conjugation
editDerived terms
edit- rå för (“help (have control over)”)
Etymology 4
editDialectal råd, rådi, from råda (“to rule”).
Noun
editrå c or n
- a fairy (mythical being)
Declension
editDeclension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |
Derived terms
editEtymology 5
editFrom Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate to German Rah, Rahe.
Noun
editrå c or n
Declension
editDeclension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |
Derived terms
editEtymology 6
editFrom Old Norse rá (“landmark”).
Noun
editrå c or n
- a border (between two land properties)
Declension
editDeclension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Declension of rå | ||||
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Singular | Plural | |||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |
Derived terms
editReferences
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- Rhymes:Danish/ɑː
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