rass

See also: Rass

Bavarian

Adjective

rass

  1. sharp, tangy

Icelandic

def. deriv. syn. rass

Etymology

From Old Norse rass, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate to English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars, Norwegian rass, and Swedish arsle, arsel. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rasː/
  • Rhymes: -asː

Noun

rass m (genitive singular rass, nominative plural rassar)

  1. the buttocks, ass, arse, rump
    Synonyms: afturendi, bakhluti, bossi, sitjandi
    Hver kom við rassinn á mér?
    Who touched my ass?

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ros (“flax-seed, linseed”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /raːs/

Noun

rass m (genitive singular resh)

  1. seed

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse rass (“behind, anus”), akin to ars, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos; compare Icelandic rass, English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars and Swedish arsle, arsel.

Noun

rass m (definite singular rassen, indefinite plural rassar, definite plural rassane)
rass n (definite singular rasset, indefinite plural rass, definite plural rassa)

  1. buttocks, arse

References

  • “rass” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “rass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Metathesis of ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz. Whence also English arse.

Noun

rass m (genitive rass, plural rassar)

  1. anus, posteriors

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: rass
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rass
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rass
  • Swedish: arsel

References

  • rass in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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