rassur

Faroese

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 *h₁órsos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹasːʊɹ/
• Rhymes: -asːʊɹ

Noun

rassur m (genitive singular rass, plural rassar)

1. ass, arse, rump

Declension

m11	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rassur	rassurin	rassar	rassarnir
accusative	rass	rassin	rassar	rassarnar
dative	rassi	rassinum	rassum	rassunum
genitive	rass	rassins	rassa	rassanna

Derived terms

• rasshaft
• rasshol
• rassull

Further reading

• Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998), “rassur”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag
• "rassur" at Sprotin.fo