rå
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀ]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.
Adjective
rå (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
From 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
rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)
- roe (deer, particularly the female)
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rå | råen | råer | råerne |
| genitive | rås | råens | råers | råernes |
Etymology 3
From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.
Noun
rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)
- (nautical) yard
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rå | råen | ræer | ræerne |
| genitive | rås | råens | ræers | ræernes |
References
- “rå” in Den Danske Ordbog
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾoː/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrár.
Adjective
rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)
- raw
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From Old Norse rá.
Noun
rå m or f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
- (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)
Derived terms
- råseil
References
- “rå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roː/
Etymology 1
From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.
Alternative forms
- raa (obsolete spelling)
Adjective
rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural rå or råe, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)
- raw
- crude
- brutal
Derived terms
- forråe
- halvrå
- råbarka
- råberga
- råbudsjett
- råbygg
- rådata
- rådd
- råe
- råemne
- råfilm
- råflire
- råflott
- rågummi
- råhøy
- råjarn
- råkald
- råkost
- råkøyre
- råleik
- rålendt
- råmateriale
- råme
- råmjølk
- råne
- råolje
- rårand
- råsaft
- råskap
- råskinn
- råskrelle
- råslag
- råsprit
- råsteike
- råstoff
- råtass
- råtev
- råvare
- råvoren
- råvyrke
- råvêr
Etymology 2
From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advice”). Akin to English read.
Alternative forms
- råda, råde (long forms)
- raa, raada (obsolete spelling, short and long forms)
Verb
rå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative rå)
- to rule, reign
- to advise
Derived terms
- avrå
- rå bot på
- rådande
- rådeleg
- råderom
- rå med
- samrå
- tilrå
Related terms
- råd
Etymology 3
From Old Norse rá f.
Alternative forms
- raa (obsolete typography)
Noun
rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)
- a thin rod used in a drying rack
- (nautical, sailing) a yard (spar for a sail)
- a borderstone or another object which is used to mark a border or boundary
Derived terms
- fokkerå
- råband
- rånokk
- råsegl
- råskjer
Noun
rå m (plural råen)
- a stock or stook of grain around a pole
- Synonym: kornstaur
Etymology 4
From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.
Noun
rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)
- a female roe deer
Derived terms
- råbukk
- rådyr
Etymology 5
Cognate with Swedish rå (“fairy”).
Noun
rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)
- (folklore, rare) a wight
- Synonym: vette
Derived terms
- bergrå
- skogsrå
- vassrå
References
- “rå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
- Skard, Matias (1901), “raa”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten, Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 71
- Ivar Aasen (1850), “Raa/raa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog, Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000
Anagrams
- år
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roː/, [r̪oə̯]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.
Adjective
rå (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
| Inflection of rå | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- (brutal): hårdkokt
Derived terms
- råskinn
- råkurr
Etymology 2
From Old Norse rá (“sailyard, pole for drying fish”), from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.
Noun
rå c
- (nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam
Declension
| Declension of rå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
| Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
Etymology 3
Apocope of råda
Verb
rå (present rår, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative rå)
- to have the strength, to be capable, to cause, to help, to decide, to rule; alternative form of råda
Conjugation
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | rå | — | ||
| Supine | rått | — | ||
| Imperative | rå | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | rån | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | rår | rådde | — | — |
| Ind. plural1 | rå | rådde | — | — |
| Subjunctive2 | rå | rådde | — | — |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | rående | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||
Derived terms
- rå för (“help (have control over)”)
Etymology 4
Dialectal råd, rådi, from råda (“to rule”).
Noun
rå c or n
- a fairy (mythical being)
Declension
| Declension of rå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
| Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
| Declension of rå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
| Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |
Derived terms
- bergsrå
- gårdsrå
- kvarnrå
- skogsrå
Etymology 5
From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate to German Rah, Rahe.
Noun
rå c or n
- a roe, a female deer
Declension
| Declension of rå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
| Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
| Declension of rå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
| Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |
Derived terms
- råbock
- rådjur
- råget
- råkid
Etymology 6
From Old Norse rá (“landmark”).
Noun
rå c or n
- a border (between two land properties)
Declension
| Declension of rå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rå | rån | rår | rårna |
| Genitive | rås | råns | rårs | rårnas |
| Declension of rå | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rå | rået | rån | råna |
| Genitive | rås | råets | råns | rånas |
Derived terms
- rågång
- råmärke
- rå och rör