rós

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ros"

Icelandic

Etymology

From Latin rosa (rose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrouːs/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ouːs

Noun

rós f (genitive singular rósar, nominative plural rósir)

  1. rose
    Þær fegurstu rósir sem ég hef séð, eru þær sem falla fyrst.
    The most beautiful roses that I have seen are those that fall first.

Declension

Derived terms

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Middle Irish rós, borrowed from Latin rosa.

Noun

rós m (genitive singular róis, nominative plural rósanna)

  1. rose (flower)
  2. (architecture, electricity, heraldry) rose
Declension
Alternative forms
Derived terms
  • bior-rós m (water-lily)
  • rós-hocas m (rose-mallow)
  • rós Mhuire m (rosemary)
  • rós tae m, taerós m (tea-rose)

Verb

rós (present analytic rósann, future analytic rósfaidh, verbal noun rósadh, past participle rósta)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) Alternative form of róst (roast)
Conjugation

Further reading

Middle Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rosa.

Noun

rós m or f

  1. rose
    • 1160, Auraicept na n-Éces, l.5645:
      sug in rois doní ruamna
      sap of the rose

Descendants

  • Irish: rós
  • Scottish Gaelic: ròs

Further reading

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