roos
See also: Roos and 'roos
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹuːz/
- Homophones: rues, ruse
Noun
roos
- plural of roo
Anagrams
- or so
Afrikaans
Noun
roos (plural [please provide])
- rose
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roːs/
- Rhymes: -oːs
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Noun
roos f (plural rozen, diminutive roosje n)
- rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa
- (heraldry) rose, used as a heraldic charge
- bullseye, the center of a target, as used at shooting practice
Derived terms
- (plants) hondsroos, kerstroos
- (objects resembling a rose) windroos
Noun
roos f (uncountable)
- dandruff
Estonian
Noun
roos (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])
- rose, ornamental plant of the genus Rosa
Declension
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Westrobothnian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [rùːs], [ròʊ̯ːs], [rɒ́ʊ̯ːs], [rɔ̀ʊ̯ːz]
- Rhymes: -ùːs
Etymology 1
From late Old Norse rós, rósa, from Middle Low German rōse, from Latin rosa (“rose”).
Alternative forms
- (rose): ros f
Noun
roos f (definite rosa, dative rosn, plural roos, definite rosen, dative rosåm)
- rose (flower, shrub of the genus Rosa)
- rose flower on wallpaper, woven fabric and the like
- image, picture, illustration
- spot
Derived terms
- rosbok f (“picture book”)
- rosut (“rose colored”)
Etymology 2
From Old Norse hrósa, whence dialectal English roose.
Verb
roos
- praise, commend