Danish

Adjective

rå ‎(neuter råt, e-form rå)

1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
3. rough (crude; unrefined)
4. coarse (not refined)
5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
6. tough (rowdy or rough)

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)

1. roe (deer, particularly the female)

Inflection

Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)

1. (nautical) yard

Inflection

References

• “rå” in Den Danske Ordbog

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾoː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

rå ‎(neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råere, indefinite superlative råest, definite superlative råeste)

1. raw

Derived terms

• råmateriale
• råolje

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

Noun

rå m, f ‎(definite singular råa or råen, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

1. (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)

References

• “rå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár.

Adjective

rå ‎(neuter singular rått, definite singular and plural råe or rå, comparative råare, indefinite superlative råast, definite superlative råaste)

1. raw

Derived terms

• råmateriale
• råolje

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

Noun

rå f ‎(definite singular råa, indefinite plural rær, definite plural rærne)

1. (nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)

References

• “rå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Swedish rar, from Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.

Adjective

rå (comparative råare, superlative råast)

1. raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
2. crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
3. rough (crude; unrefined)
4. coarse (not refined)
5. brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
6. tough (rowdy or rough)

Declension

Synonyms

• (brutal): hårdkokt

Derived terms

• råskinn
• råkurr

Etymology 2

Cognate to German Rah, Rahe.

Noun

rå c, n

1. (nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam c
2. a fairy (mythical being) c, n
3. a roe, a female deer c, n
4. a border (between two land properties) c, n

Declension

Etymology 3

Verb

rå

1. to have the strength, to be capable, to cause, to help, to decide, to rule; Alternative form of råda

Conjugation

References

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