rasa

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रस (rása, literally “juice; essence”).

Noun

rasa (plural rasas)

1. An essential mental state; the dominant emotional theme of a work.

Anagrams

• ARSA, ASAR, Aras, SAAR, Saar, Sara, aras, asar

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rasse, from French race, from Italian razza, possibly from Arabic رَأْس‎ (raʾs, “head”).

Noun

rasa f

1. race (group of people)

Etymology

From ras- (“race”) +‎ -a.

Adjective

rasa (accusative singular rasan, plural rasaj, accusative plural rasajn)

1. racial

Verb

rasa

1. third-person singular past historic of raser

Anagrams

• aras, Sara

Etymology

Borrowed from Sanskrit रस (rasa).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ra.sa/

Noun

rasa

1. feeling

Adjective

rasa f sg

1. Feminine singular of adjective raso.

Verb

rasa

1. third-person singular present indicative of rasare
2. second-person singular imperative of rasare

Anagrams

• arsa, Sara, sarà

Participle

rāsa

1. nominative feminine singular of rāsus
2. nominative neuter plural of rāsus
3. accusative neuter plural of rāsus
4. vocative feminine singular of rāsus
5. vocative neuter plural of rāsus

rāsā

1. ablative feminine singular of rāsus

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rasāˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *Hróseh₂. Cognates include Lithuanian rasà, Old Church Slavonic роса (rosa), Russian, Ukrainian, Belarusian, Bulgarian роса (rosa), Upper Sorbian, Czech, Polish rosa, Sanskrit रस (rása, “juice, liquid”), रसा (rásā, “moisture, humidity”), Latin rōs.^[1]

Noun

rasa f (4th declension)

1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants in the morning)

   rīta rasa ― morning dew

   rasas lāses ― dew drops

   sasalusi rasa ― frozen dew

   samērcēt kājas rasā ― to soak one's feet in dew

2. very light rain, drizzle

   viegla rasas migla nokārās pār visu ciemu ― a light drizzle lowered its mist over the whole village

3. tiny, dew-like drops

   pierē drīz jau iemetās pirmā sviedru rasa ― on (his) forehead the first drops of sweat will soon appear

References

Etymology

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *rasā́ˀ, from Proto-Indo-European *Hróseh₂.

Noun

rasa f

1. dew

Etymology 1

From Sanskrit रस (rasa).

Etymology 2

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rasse, from French race, from Italian razza, possibly from Arabic رَأْس‎ (raʾs, “head”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

rasa f

1. race (group of people)
2. breed, race; group of animals with well-defined inherited characteristics

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aza

Adjective

rasa

1. Feminine singular of adjective raso.

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rasse, from French race, from Italian razza, possibly from Arabic رَأْس‎ (raʾs, “head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /râsa/
• Hyphenation: ra‧sa

Noun

rȁsa f (Cyrillic spelling ра̏са)

1. race (group of people)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rasse, from French race, from Italian razza, possibly from Arabic رَأْس‎ (raʾs, “head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈràːsa/
• Tonal orthography: rása

Noun

rása f (genitive ráse, nominative plural ráse)

1. race (a large group of people set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage)

Adjective

rasa

1. Feminine singular of adjective raso.

Etymology

From Old Norse rasa.

Verb

rasa (present rasar, preterite rasade, supine rasat, imperative rasa)

1. (of a construction, a mine or a mountain wall) to collapse
2. (colloquial) to break down; to cease working
3. to express anger, to criticise