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3-letter words (3 found)

ARS,RAS,SAR,

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Definitions and meaning of ras

ras

Etymology 1

From Amharic ራስ (ras). More at Etymology 2.

Noun

ras (plural rases)

  1. An Ethiopian king or prince.

Etymology 2

From Arabic رأس (raʔs, “head(land)”). Doublet of ras (Etymology 1) above, as well as of resh; further related to reis.

Noun

ras (plural rases)

  1. A headland; a cape.
Usage notes

Chiefly found in proper names.

See also

  • ras el hanout (etymologically unrelated)
  • ras malai (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

  • ARS, ARs, ASR, RSA, SAR, Sar, Sar., ars, asr

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rāsus, perfect passive participle of rādere (“scrape, shave”). Cognate to Spanish raso.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencian) [ˈras]

Participle

ras (feminine rasa, masculine plural rasos, feminine plural rases)

  1. past participle of raure

Adjective

ras (feminine rasa, masculine plural rasos, feminine plural rases)

  1. close-cropped, shorn
  2. smooth, flat, level
  3. level, full to the brim (of a container)
    una mesura rasa de farina ― one level measure of flour

Noun

ras m (plural rasos)

  1. open country, the open
    al ras ― in the open

Derived terms

  • al ras
  • rasa

Further reading

  • “ras” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
  • “ras” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
  • “ras”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

Czech

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈras]

Etymology 1

Noun

ras m anim

  1. a knacker, i.e. a person whose job it is to remove animal carcasses
    Synonym: pohodný
  2. a strict, cruel, even ruthless person
Declension

Etymology 2

Noun

ras

  1. genitive plural of rasa

References

  • ras in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/, [ʁɑːˀs]

Verb

ras

  1. imperative of rase

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑs/
  • Hyphenation: ras
  • Rhymes: -ɑs

Etymology 1

Borrowing from French race.

Noun

ras n (plural rassen, diminutive rasje n)

  1. race, breed
Derived terms
  • hondenras
  • paardenras
  • rasecht
  • rassenhaat
  • rassenleer
  • rassenscheiding
  • rassensegregatie
  • raszuiver
  • vuilnisbakkenras
Descendants
  • → Indonesian: ras

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch rasch, from Old Dutch *rasc, from Proto-Germanic *raskuz. Cognates include English rash, German rasch.

Adjective

ras (comparative rasser, superlative meest ras or rast)

  1. (dated) quick
    Synonyms: snel, vlug, rap, rad, kwiek, gezwind
    Het project vordert met rasse schreden. ― The project is advancing rapidly.
Inflection
Derived terms
  • alras

French

Etymology 1

From Old French rés (remodelled after raser), itself from Latin rāsus. Doublet of rez.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁa/, /ʁɑ/
  • Rhymes: -ɑ
  • Homophone: raz

Adjective

ras (feminine rase, masculine plural ras, feminine plural rases)

  1. short
  2. close-cropped (of hair etc.)
Derived terms
  • à ras de
  • au ras de
  • au ras des pâquerettes
  • à ras bord
  • en avoir ras la casquette
  • en avoir ras le bol
  • en avoir ras le cul
  • rase campagne
  • table rase
Related terms
  • rez

Etymology 2

From Amharic.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁas/, /ʁɑs/
  • Rhymes: -ɑs
  • Homophones: race, races (short a only)

Noun

ras m (plural ras)

  1. ras

Further reading

  • “ras”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch ras, from French race, from Middle French rasse "entirety of ancestors and descendants of the same family or people", from Italian razza (13th century), of uncertain origin (more at razza).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈras]
  • Hyphenation: ras

Noun

ras (plural ras-ras, first-person possessive rasku, second-person possessive rasmu, third-person possessive rasnya)

  1. race
    Synonym: rumpun bangsa

Further reading

  • “ras” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Amharic ራስ (ras, “head”), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- (“head”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈras/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Hyphenation: ràs

Noun

ras m (invariable)

  1. (historical) title of the second-highest grade in the hierarchy of the Ethiopian Empire; ras
  2. (figurative, derogatory) any small local authority who exercises power despotically
  3. a local boss of organized crime
  4. (historical) a Fascist party official

Synonyms

  • (Fascist official): gerarca

Related terms

  • rais

See also

  • negus
  • degiac (ethiopian commander of a unit equivalent to a regiment, composed of two to three thousand men)

Lithuanian

Verb

ras

  1. third-person singular future of rasti
  2. third-person plural future of rasti

Malay

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ras/
  • Rhymes: -ras, -as

Etymology 1

From Dutch ras, from French race, from Middle French rasse "entirety of ancestors and descendants of the same family or people", from Italian razza (13th century), of uncertain origin (more at razza).

Noun

ras (Jawi spelling رس, plural ras-ras, informal 1st possessive rasku, 2nd possessive rasmu, 3rd possessive rasnya)

  1. (anthropology) A race.
    Synonyms: keturunan, kaum, bangsa, puak, etnik
    ras Cina ― Chinese race
Related terms

Etymology 2

Onomatopoeic.

Noun

ras (Jawi spelling رس, informal 1st possessive rasku, 2nd possessive rasmu, 3rd possessive rasnya)

  1. (Onomatopoeia) The sound of dry leaves being used to brush.

Etymology 3

From Hindi रास (rās) or Urdu راس (rās).

Noun

ras (Jawi spelling رس, plural ras-ras, informal 1st possessive rasku, 2nd possessive rasmu, 3rd possessive rasnya)

  1. The reins used by a horse rider to guide a horse.
    Synonym: kekang

Further reading

  • “ras” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس (raʔs). The word is masculine in standard Arabic, but the feminine is found in some dialects, so there is no need to assume influence by Sicilian testa (though this is not ruled out).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/

Noun

ras f (dual (obsolete) rasejn, plural rjus, diminutive rwajsa)

  1. (anatomy) head
  2. (measure word for livestock) a single animal
  3. beginning
  4. front part
  5. promontory, headland, cape
  6. chief, leader
  7. clove
    Synonym: sinna
  8. top
  9. intellect
  10. (in the plural) chapters

Derived terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From Old Norse ras, compare with the verb rase.

Noun

ras n (definite singular raset, indefinite plural ras, definite plural rasa or rasene)

  1. an avalanche, landslide, landslip
Synonyms
  • skred
Derived terms
  • jordras
  • snøras
  • steinras
  • takras

Etymology 2

Verb

ras

  1. imperative of rase

References

  • “ras” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
  • “ras_2” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse ras, compare with rase.

Noun

ras n (definite singular raset, indefinite plural ras, definite plural rasa)

  1. an avalanche, landslide, landslip

Synonyms

  • skred

Derived terms

  • jordras
  • snøras
  • steinras
  • takras

References

  • “ras” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ras/
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ras

Noun

ras

  1. genitive plural of rasa

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rāsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ras/
  • Rhymes: -as

Verb

ras (past participle of rade)

  1. past participle of rade

Adjective

ras m or n (feminine singular rasă, masculine plural rași, feminine and neuter plural rase)

  1. shaved, shaven

Declension

Antonyms

  • neras

Related terms

  • rade
  • răsură

Russenorsk

Etymology

From Russian разъ (raz, “a time”) with a semantic change of unknown origin.

Noun

ras

  1. a day

Synonyms

  • dag

Derived terms

  • gammel ras (yesterday)

References

  • Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984) Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway], 2 edition, Oslo: Novus Forlag

Spanish

Etymology

Deverbal from rasar, from raso (“level”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈras/ [ˈras]
  • Rhymes: -as
  • Syllabification: ras

Noun

ras m (plural rases)

  1. evenness, levelness

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “ras”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑːs/
  • Rhymes: -ɑːs

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rás (“race”), from Proto-Germanic *rēsō.

Noun

ras c

  1. a race (a large group of individuals of the same species set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage), a breed
    hundraser ― dog breeds
Declension
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verbal noun of rasa. Compare Danish and Norwegian ras.

Noun

ras n

  1. a collapse (of a building)
  2. a mudslide (geological disaster)
  3. a cave in, a collapse inward or downward
  4. a fall (of stock market values)
  5. (archaic to obsolete) romp, frolic (lively play)
Declension
Related terms

References

  • ras in Svensk ordbok (SO)
  • ras in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
  • ras in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

  • -sar, ars

Welsh

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/
  • Rhymes: -aːs

Etymology 1

From English race.

Noun

ras f (plural rasys, not mutable)

  1. race (contest)
Derived terms
  • cae ras m (“racecourse”)
  • rasio (“race”, verb)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ras

  1. Soft mutation of gras (“grace”).

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ras”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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