rå

See also: RAA, rãa, ra'a, and Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɔː/, [ˈʁɔːˀ]

Etymology 1

From Old Danish raa, from Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)

  1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
  2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
  3. rough (crude; unrefined)
  4. coarse (not refined)
  5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
  6. tough (rowdy or rough)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)

  1. roe (deer, particularly the female)
Inflection

Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)

  1. (nautical) yard
Inflection

References

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)

  1. raw
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

Noun

rå m, f (definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

rå (neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)

  1. raw
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

Noun

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

  1. (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)

Etymology 3

From Old Norse ráða.

Alternative forms

Verb

rå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, past participle rådd or rådt, present participle rådande, imperative rå)

  1. to rule, reign
  2. to advise

References

Swedish

Pronunciation

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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)

  1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
  2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
  3. rough (crude; unrefined)
  4. coarse (not refined)
  5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
  6. tough (rowdy or rough)
Declension
Inflection of rå
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular rå råare råast
Neuter singular rått råare råast
Plural råa 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.
Synonyms
  • (brutal): hårdkokt
Derived terms
  • råskinn
  • råkurr

Etymology 2

Cognate to German Rah, Rahe.

Noun

rå c, n

  1. (nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam c
  2. a fairy (mythical being) c, n
  3. a roe, a female deer c, n
  4. a border (between two land properties) c, n
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

Etymology 3

Verb

rå

  1. to have the strength, to be capable, to cause, to help, to decide, to rule; Alternative form of råda

Conjugation

References

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