rass
Bavarian
Etymology
From Middle High German rāze, ræze, from Old High German rāzi (“tearing, raging, furious, violent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rātī, from Proto-Germanic *rētijaz, *rētaz (“biting, sharp”). Cognate with German räß, raß.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ràss/
Adjective
rass
- sharp, tangy
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse rass, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate to English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars, Norwegian rass, and Swedish arsle, arsel. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rasː/
- Rhymes: -asː
Noun
rass m (genitive singular rass, nominative plural rassar)
- the buttocks, ass, arse, rump
- Synonyms: afturendi, bakhluti, bossi, sitjandi
- Hver kom við rassinn á mér?
- Who touched my ass?
Declension
m-s1 | singular | plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rass | rassinn | rassar | rassarnir |
accusative | rass | rassinn | rassa | rassana |
dative | rassi | rassinum | rössum | rössunum |
genitive | rass | rassins | rassa | rassanna |
Derived terms
- falla eins og flís við rass
- grípa í rassinn á deginum
- grípa í rassinn á tíðinni
- grípa í rassinn á tímanum
- rassa
- rassakastast
- rassaklof
- rassaköst
- rassavés
- rassbaga
- rassgat
- rasskinn
- rasslag
- rassskella
- rassskora
- rassvasi
- vera í rassi með
- vera of seint í rassinn gripið
Further reading
- An article about the term rass (“buttocks”) at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
Jamaican Creole
Etymology
From English arse or English ass.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɹɑːs/
Adjective
rass
- (vulgar): bloody, damn, fucking, goddamn, goddamned
- I suppose him did tek de judge fe a rass eediat!
- I suppose he thought the judge was a fucking fool.
Derived terms
- rassclaat
References
- Richard Allsopp, editor, Dictionary of Caribbean English Usage, Kingston, Jamaica: University of the West Indies Press, 1996 (2003 printing), →ISBN, page 466
Maltese
Root |
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r-s-s |
2 terms |
Etymology
From Arabic رَصَّ (raṣṣa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ras/
Verb
rass (imperfect jross, past participle marsus)
- (transitive) to squeeze
- (intransitive) to press (oneself), to push, shove (as of people in a throng)
Conjugation
Conjugation of rass | ||||||||
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singular | plural | |||||||
1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |||
perfect | m | rassejt | rassejt | rass | rassejna | rassejtu | rassew | |
f | rasset | |||||||
imperfect | m | nross | tross | jross | nrossu | trossu | jrossu | |
f | tross | |||||||
imperative | ross | rossu |
Manx
Etymology
From Old Irish ros (“flax-seed, linseed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /raːs/
Noun
rass m (genitive singular resh)
- seed
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse rass (“behind, anus”), akin to ars, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos; compare Icelandic rass, English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars and Swedish arsle, arsel.
Noun
rass m (definite singular rassen, indefinite plural rassar, definite plural rassane)
rass n (definite singular rasset, indefinite plural rass, definite plural rassa)
- buttocks, arse
Related terms
- rasshol
References
- “rass” in The Ordnett Dictionary
- “rass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old Norse
Alternative forms
- ars
Etymology
Metathesis of ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz. Whence also English arse.
Noun
rass m (genitive rass, plural rassar)
- anus, posteriors
Declension
masculine | singular | plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | rass | rassinn | rassar | rassarnir |
accusative | rass | rassinn | rassa | rassana |
dative | rassi | rassinum | rǫssum | rǫssunum |
genitive | rass | rassins | rassa | rassanna |
Descendants
- Icelandic: rass
- Faroese: rassur
- ⇒ Norwegian Bokmål: rasshøl
- Norwegian Nynorsk: rass
References
- “rass”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press