FromAmharic ራስ ( ras ) . More at Etymology 2.
ras (plural rases
AnEthiopian king orprince . FromArabic رأس ( raʔs ,“ head(land) ” ) .Doublet ofras resh reis
ras (plural rases
Aheadland ; acape . Chiefly found in proper names.
Inherited fromLatin rāsus rādere ( “ scrape, shave ” ) . Cognate toSpanish raso
ras (feminine rasa masculine plural rasos feminine plural rases
past participle ofraure ras (feminine rasa masculine plural rasos feminine plural rases
close-cropped ,shorn smooth ,flat ,level level ,full to the brim( of a container ) una mesurarasa de farina ―onelevel measure of flour ras m plural rasos
open country, theopen alras in theopen (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
ras m anim
aknacker , i.e. a person whose job it is to remove animal carcassesSynonym: pohodný a strict, cruel, even ruthless person Declension ofras (hard masculine animate )
See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
ras
genitive plural ofrasa “ras ”, inPříruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech),1935–1957 “ras ”, inSlovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech),1960–1971, 1989 “ras ”, inInternetová jazyková příručka (in Czech),2008–2025 ras
imperative ofrase Borrowing fromFrench race
ras n plural rassen diminutive rasje n
race ,breed FromMiddle Dutch rasch Old Dutch *rasc Proto-Germanic *raskuz English rash German rasch
ras (comparative rasser superlative meest rasor rast
( dated outside fixed expressions) quick Synonyms: snel vlug rap rad kwiek gezwind Het project vordert metrasse schreden. ―The project is advancing rapidly. This word has mostly fallen in disuse outside of the set phrasemet rasse schreden . FromOld French rés raser Latin rāsus Doublet ofrez
ras (feminine rase masculine plural ras feminine plural rases
short close-cropped (of hair etc.)FromAmharic
ras m plural ras
ras FromDutch ras French race Middle French rasse ( “ entirety of ancestors and descendants of the same family or people ” ) , fromItalian razza razza
ras (plural ras -ras
race Synonym: rumpun bangsa Borrowed fromAmharic ራስ ( ras ,“ head ” ) , fromProto-Semitic *raʾš- ( “ head ” ) .
ras m invariable
( historical ) title of the second-highest grade in thehierarchy of theEthiopian Empire ;ras ( figurative , derogatory ) local authority who exercises powerdespotically a localboss oforganized crime ( historical ) Fascist partyofficial negus degiac ( ethiopian commander of a unit equivalent to a regiment, composed of two to three thousand men ) FromSudanese Arabic راس ( rās ) , fromArabic رَأْس ( raʔs ) .
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( anatomy ) head top Ian Smith, Morris Timothy Ama (1985 )A Dictionary of Juba Arabic & English [2] 166 ras
third-person singular future ofrasti third-person plural future ofrasti IPA (key ) : [ras] ( Etymology 1, alternatively, English-based ) IPA (key ) : [res] Hyphenation:ras Borrowed fromEnglish race Middle English race Old English rǣs ( “ a race, swift or violent running, rush, onset ” ) , fromProto-West Germanic *rās Old Norse rás ( “ a running, race ” ) ; both fromProto-Germanic *rēsō ( “ a course ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- ( “ to flow, rush ” ) .
ras (Jawi spelling رس plural ras -ras
( anthropology ) race Synonyms: keturunan kaum bangsa puak etnik rasCina ―Chinese raceOnomatopoeic .
ras (Jawi spelling رس
( Onomatopoeia ) rustling sound.FromHindi रास ( rās ) orUrdu راس ( rās ) .[ 1]
ras (Jawi spelling رس plural ras -ras
Thereins Synonym: kekang ^ Wilkinson, R. J. (Richard James), 1867-1941 (1901 )A Malay-English dictionary [1] 30 September 2024 , page326 FromArabic 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 bySicilian testa
ras f dual ( uncommon ) rasejn plural rjus diminutive rwajsa
( anatomy ) head 1970 Anton Buttigieg , “Lis-Sena l-Ġdida 1964”, inFl-Arena :X’sejra ġġibilna ġewwa l-fardal tiegħek.irjus u l-qlub, (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation) ( measure word forlivestock or people in a crowd ) animal or person.beginning front part promontory ,headland ,cape chief ,leader bulb (of garlic)top intellect ( in theplural ) chapters FromOld Norse ras rase
ras n definite singular raset indefinite plural ras definite plural rasa or rasene
anavalanche ,landslide ,landslip ras
imperative ofrase “ras” inThe Bokmål Dictionary .“ras_2” inDet Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB ).FromOld Norse ras rás ( “ race, course ” ) ; compare withrase
ras n definite singular raset indefinite plural ras definite plural rasa
anavalanche ,landslide ,landslip “ras” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .rās
first / third-person singular preterite indicative ofrīsan ras
genitive plural ofrasa Inherited fromLatin rāsus
ras (past participle of rade
past participle ofrade ras m or n feminine singular rasă masculine plural rași feminine and neuter plural rase
shaved ,shaven FromRussian разъ ( raz ,“ a time ” ) with a semantic change of unknown origin.
ras
aday Nogliras paa kastel ju stannom? How manydays have you been in the jail? Ingvild Broch, Ernst H. Jahr (1984 )Russenorsk: Et pidginspråk i Norge [Russenorsk: A pidgin language in Norway Deverbal fromrasar raso ( “ level ” ) .
IPA (key ) : /ˈras/ [ˈras] Rhymes:-as Syllabification:ras ras m plural rases
evenness ,levelness FromOld Norse rás ( “ race ” ) , fromProto-Germanic *rēsō
ras c
arace (a large group of individuals of the same species set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage), abreed hundraser ―dogbreeds Verbal noun ofrasa Danish Norwegian ras
ras n
acollapse (of a building) amudslide (geological disaster) acave in , a collapse inward or downward afall (of stock market values) ( archaic to obsolete ) romp ,frolic (lively play)1891 There was a dance down the road ]”,Gustaf Fröding (lyrics),Helfrid Lambert (music)[3] Sven-Ingvars :In i snåret av björkar och alar och hassel, var det viskande snack, det var tissel och tassel, bland de skymmande skuggorna där. Det varras , det var lek över stockar och stenar, det var kutter och smek, under lummiga grenar. Vill du ha mig, så har du mig här! In the thicket of birches and alders and hazel, there was whispered [whispering] chatter, there was tittling and tattling, among the obscuring shadows there. There wasromp , there was play over logs and rocks, there was cooing and caressing, under leafy branches. If you want me, you have me here! FromEnglish race
ras f plural rasys not mutable )
race (contest)See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
ras
Soft mutation ofgras ( “ grace ” ) .R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ras ”, inGeiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies 
