rass

See also: Rass

Bavarian

Adjective

rass

  1. sharp, tangy

Icelandic
def. deriv. syn. rass

Etymology

From Old Norse rass, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate to English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars, Norwegian rass, and Swedish arsle, arsel. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rasː/
  • Rhymes: -asː

Noun

rass m (genitive singular rass, nominative plural rassar)

  1. the buttocks, ass, arse, rump
    Synonyms: afturendi, bakhluti, bossi, sitjandi
    Hver kom við rassinn á mér?
    Who touched my ass?

Declension
declension of rass
m-s1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rass rassinn rassar rassarnir
accusative rass rassinn rassa rassana
dative rassi rassinum rössum rössunum
genitive rass rassins rassa rassanna

Derived terms

Further reading

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ros (“flax-seed, linseed”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /raːs/

Noun

rass m (genitive singular resh)

  1. seed

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse rass (“behind, anus”), akin to ars, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos; compare Icelandic rass, English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars and Swedish arsle, arsel.

Noun

rass m (definite singular rassen, indefinite plural rassar, definite plural rassane)
rass n (definite singular rasset, indefinite plural rass, definite plural rassa)

  1. buttocks, arse

References
  • “rass” in The Ordnett Dictionary
  • “rass” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Metathesis of ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz. Whence also English arse.

Noun

rass m (genitive rass, plural rassar)

  1. anus, posteriors

Declension
  Declension of rass (strong a-stem)
masculine singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rass rassinn rassar rassarnir
accusative rass rassinn rassa rassana
dative rassi rassinum rǫssum rǫssunum
genitive rass rassins rassa rassanna

Descendants

References
  • rass in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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