roosa

See also: Roosa

Estonian

Etymology

From German rosa, from Latin rosa (“rose”).

Adjective

roosa (genitive roosa, partitive roosat, comparative roosam, superlative kõige roosam)

1. pink
2. (figurative) rosy (cheerful, optimistic)
3. (politics) left-wing (but not fully communist)

Declension

Declension of roosa (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		roosa	roosad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	roosa
genitive			roosade
partitive		roosat	roosasid
illative		roosasse	roosadesse
inessive		roosas	roosades
elative		roosast	roosadest
allative		roosale	roosadele
adessive		roosal	roosadel
ablative		roosalt	roosadelt
translative		roosaks	roosadeks
terminative		roosani	roosadeni
essive		roosana	roosadena
abessive		roosata	roosadeta
comitative		roosaga	roosadega

Noun

roosa (genitive roosa, partitive roosat)

1. pink
2. lesbian

Declension

Declension of roosa (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		roosa	roosad
accusative	nom.
	gen.	roosa
genitive			roosade
partitive		roosat	roosasid
illative		roosasse	roosadesse
inessive		roosas	roosades
elative		roosast	roosadest
allative		roosale	roosadele
adessive		roosal	roosadel
ablative		roosalt	roosadelt
translative		roosaks	roosadeks
terminative		roosani	roosadeni
essive		roosana	roosadena
abessive		roosata	roosadeta
comitative		roosaga	roosadega

See also

Colors in Estonian · värvid (layout · text)

valge	hall	must
punane; karmiinpunane	oranž; pruun	kollane; kreem
laimiroheline, kollakasroheline	roheline	mündiroheline; tumeroheline
tsüaansinine, rohekassinine; sinakasroheline, siniroheline	taevasinine, taevassinine	sinine
lilla, violetne; potisinine, indigosinine	fuksia, magentapunane; lilla, purpurne, purpurpunane	roosa

Further reading

• roosa in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish rosa, ultimately from Latin rosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈroːsɑ/, [ˈro̞ːs̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -oːsɑ
• Syllabification^(key): roo‧sa
• Hyphenation^(key): roo‧sa

Adjective

roosa

1. pink

Declension

Inflection of roosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		roosa	roosat
genitive		roosan	roosien
partitive		roosaa	roosia
illative		roosaan	roosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		roosa	roosat
accusative	nom.	roosa	roosat
	gen.	roosan
genitive		roosan	roosien roosain rare
partitive		roosaa	roosia
inessive		roosassa	roosissa
elative		roosasta	roosista
illative		roosaan	roosiin
adessive		roosalla	roosilla
ablative		roosalta	roosilta
allative		roosalle	roosille
essive		roosana	roosina
translative		roosaksi	roosiksi
abessive		roosatta	roositta
instructive		—	roosin
comitative		—	roosine

Possessive forms of roosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roosani roosani accusative nom. roosani roosani gen. roosani genitive roosani roosieni roosaini rare partitive roosaani roosiani inessive roosassani roosissani elative roosastani roosistani illative roosaani roosiini adessive roosallani roosillani ablative roosaltani roosiltani allative roosalleni roosilleni essive roosanani roosinani translative roosakseni roosikseni abessive roosattani roosittani instructive — — comitative — roosineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative roosasi roosasi accusative nom. roosasi roosasi gen. roosasi genitive roosasi roosiesi roosaisi rare partitive roosaasi roosiasi inessive roosassasi roosissasi elative roosastasi roosistasi illative roosaasi roosiisi adessive roosallasi roosillasi ablative roosaltasi roosiltasi allative roosallesi roosillesi essive roosanasi roosinasi translative roosaksesi roosiksesi abessive roosattasi roosittasi instructive — — comitative — roosinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative roosamme roosamme accusative nom. roosamme roosamme gen. roosamme genitive roosamme roosiemme roosaimme rare partitive roosaamme roosiamme inessive roosassamme roosissamme elative roosastamme roosistamme illative roosaamme roosiimme adessive roosallamme roosillamme ablative roosaltamme roosiltamme allative roosallemme roosillemme essive roosanamme roosinamme translative roosaksemme roosiksemme abessive roosattamme roosittamme instructive — — comitative — roosinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative roosanne roosanne accusative nom. roosanne roosanne gen. roosanne genitive roosanne roosienne roosainne rare partitive roosaanne roosianne inessive roosassanne roosissanne elative roosastanne roosistanne illative roosaanne roosiinne adessive roosallanne roosillanne ablative roosaltanne roosiltanne allative roosallenne roosillenne essive roosananne roosinanne translative roosaksenne roosiksenne abessive roosattanne roosittanne instructive — — comitative — roosinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative roosansa roosansa accusative nom. roosansa roosansa gen. roosansa genitive roosansa roosiensa roosainsa rare partitive roosaansa roosiaan roosiansa inessive roosassaan roosassansa roosissaan roosissansa elative roosastaan roosastansa roosistaan roosistansa illative roosaansa roosiinsa adessive roosallaan roosallansa roosillaan roosillansa ablative roosaltaan roosaltansa roosiltaan roosiltansa allative roosalleen roosallensa roosilleen roosillensa essive roosanaan roosanansa roosinaan roosinansa translative roosakseen roosaksensa roosikseen roosiksensa abessive roosattaan roosattansa roosittaan roosittansa instructive — — comitative — roosineen roosinensa

Synonyms

• vaaleanpunainen
• ruusunpunainen
• pinkki ( an anglicism )

Derived terms

compounds

• roosanvärinen

Further reading

• “roosa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023