ross

See also: Ross and Roß

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Noun

ross (uncountable)

1. (US, dialect) The rough, scaly surface on the bark of trees.

Verb

ross (third-person singular simple present rosses, present participle rossing, simple past and past participle rossed)

1. (US, dialect, transitive) To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface.

   to ross bark

Etymology 2

From Welsh rhos.

Noun

ross (plural rosses)

1. (Wales, Herefordshire) A swamp.

Anagrams

• RSOs, SROs, sors

Cimbrian

Etymology

From Middle High German ros, from Old High German ros, hros, from Proto-West Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”). Cognate with German Ross, English horse.

Noun

ross n (diminutive rössle)

1. (Luserna) horse

References

• Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱers- (“run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɹɔsː/

Noun

ross n (genitive singular ross, plural ross)

1. horse (Equus caballus)

Declension

Declension of ross (n11)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	ross	rossið	ross	rossini
accusative	ross	rossið	ross	rossini
dative	rossi	rossinum	rossum	rossunum
genitive	ross	rossins	rossa	rossanna

Hyponyms

• hestur (stallion)
• ryssa (mare)

Lombard

Etymology

Akin to Italian rosso, from Latin russus.

Adjective

ross

1. red

Maltese

Alternative forms

• rożż (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Iranian *wrinǰišder.

Ancient Greek ὄρυζα (óruza)bor.

Arabic رُزّ (ruzz)

Maltese ross

From Arabic رُزّ (ruzz).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɔs/
• Rhymes: -ɔs

Noun

ross m (collective, singulative rossa, paucal rossiet)

1. rice

   Hyponym: riżella

   • 1975, Anton Buttigieg, “Il-Ħajja u l-Għarajjes”, in L-Għanja tas-Sittin:

     Il-Ħajja ma’ l-għarajjes
     daret kollha daħkana;
     għalihom ferħ biss kellha
     u daqq u żfin u għana,
     xita ta’ ross, xewqiet
     f’għomor mimli għaxqiet;

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Related terms

• riżella