English

Noun

Ras

1. plural of Ra

Anagrams

• ars
• ASR
• RSA
• Sar., SAR

English

Noun

ras ‎(plural rases)

1. An Ethiopian king or prince.

Anagrams

• ars
• ASR
• RSA
• Sar., SAR

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːs/, [ʁɑːˀs]

Verb

ras

1. imperative of rase

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɑs

Noun

ras n ‎(plural rassen, diminutive rasje n)

1. race, breed

Derived terms

• rasecht

French

Etymology 1

From Amharic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑs/

Noun

ras m ‎(plural ras)

1. ras

Etymology 2

Old French rés (remodelled after raser), itself from Latin rāsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɑ/

Adjective

ras m ‎(feminine singular rase, masculine plural ras, feminine plural rases)

1. short
2. close-cropped (of hair etc.)

Derived terms

• à ras de
• au ras de
• à ras bord

Related terms

• rez

Lithuanian

Verb

ras

1. third-person singular future tense of rasti.
2. third-person plural future tense of rasti.

Lojban

Rafsi

ras

1. rafsi of grasu.

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic رَأْس ‎(raʾs), from Proto-Semitic *raʾš- ‎(“head”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɐːs/

Noun

ras f ‎(plural rjus)

1. (anatomy) head
2. beginning

Polish

Noun

ras

1. genitive plural of rasa

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin rāsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ras/
• Rhymes: -as

Verb

ras ‎(past participle of rade)

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Adjective

ras m, n ‎(feminine singular rasă, masculine plural rași, feminine and neuter plural rase)

1. shaved, shaven

Declension

Antonyms

• neras

Spanish

Noun

ras m ‎(plural rases)

1. evenness, levelness

Derived terms

• a ras
• a ras de tierra

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse rás ‎(“race”), from Proto-Germanic *rēsō.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

ras c

1. a race (a large group of individuals of the same species set apart from others on the basis of a common heritage)

Declension

Related terms

Etymology 2

Noun

ras n

1. a collapse (of a building)
2. a mudslide (geological disaster)
3. a cave in, a collapse inward or downward
4. a fall (of stock market values)

Declension

Related terms

References

• ras in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)