rauw

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rou, raeu, also roo, from Old Dutch *rao, *rō, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɑu̯/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɑu̯
  • Homophone: rouw

Adjective

rauw (comparative rauwer, superlative rauwst)

  1. raw, uncooked
  2. raw, in a roughed up state, e.g. skinned or infected
  3. hard, cruel, gross, rude

Inflection

Inflection of rauw
uninflected rauw
inflected rauwe
comparative rauwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rauwrauwerhet rauwst
het rauwste
indefinite m./f. sing. rauwerauwererauwste
n. sing. rauwrauwerrauwste
plural rauwerauwererauwste
definite rauwerauwererauwste
partitive rauwsrauwers

Synonyms

  • (uncooked): ongekookt

Derived terms

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