Icelandic

Noun

rós f ‎(genitive singular rósar, nominative plural rósir)

1. rose
   • Þær fegurstu rósir sem ég hef séð, eru þær sem falla fyrst.‎

     The most beautiful roses that I have seen are those that fall first.

Declension

Derived terms

• rósarunni
• rósakál

Related terms

• Rósa

Irish

Etymology

From Middle Irish rós, from Old Irish rós (compare rostan ‎(“rose-plantation”)), a borrowing from Latin rosa.

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ɾˠoːsˠ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɔːsˠ/

Noun

rós m ‎(genitive singular róis, nominative plural rósanna)

1. rose (flower)

Declension

Derived terms

• bior-rós m ‎(“water-lily”)
• rós-hocas m ‎(“rose-mallow”)

References

• "rós" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “rós” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
• “rós” in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, Irish Texts Society, 1927, by Patrick S. Dinneen.

Middle Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish [Term?], a borrowing from Latin rosa.

Noun

rós m f

1. rose
   • 1160 Auraicept na n-Éces l.5645

     sug in rois doní ruamna

     sap of the rose

References

• “rós” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Old Irish

Etymology

Borrowing from Latin rosa.

Noun

rós ?

1. rose
   • c. 845, St. Gall Glosses on Priscian, published in Thesaurus Palaeohibernicus (reprinted 1975, Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies), edited and with translations by Whitley Stokes and John Strachan, vol. II, pp. 49–224, Sg. 50^a16

     ros-chaill‎

     glosses rosetum

Inflection

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References

• “rós” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.