rå

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ra"

Danish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈʁɔˀ]
Rhymes: -ɑː

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz, cognate with English raw, German roh.

Adjective

rå (neuter råt, plural and definite singular attributive rå)

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

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate with English roe, German Reh. Cf. Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan) written on the 5th-century Caistor-by-Norwich astragalus.

Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite råer)

roe (deer, particularly the female)

Inflection

Declension of rå
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rå	råen	råer	råerne
genitive	rås	råens	råers	råernes

Etymology 3

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.

Noun

rå c (singular definite råen, plural indefinite ræer)

(nautical) yard

Inflection

Declension of rå
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	rå	råen	ræer	ræerne
genitive	rås	råens	ræers	ræernes

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)

raw

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá.

Noun

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

(nautical) a yard (spar for a sail)

Derived terms

råseil

References

“rå” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /roː/

Etymology 1

From Old Norse hrár, from Proto-Germanic *hrawaz. Akin to English raw and German roh.

Alternative forms

raa (obsolete spelling)

Adjective

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

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse ráða, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaną (“to decide, advice”). Akin to English read.

Alternative forms

råda, råde (long forms)
raa, raada (obsolete spelling, short and long forms)

Verb

rå (present tense rår, past tense rådde, supine rådd or rådt, past participle rådd, present participle rådande, imperative rå)

to rule, reign
to advise

Derived terms

Related terms

råd

Etymology 3

From Old Norse rá f.

Alternative forms

raa (obsolete typography)

Noun

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

a thin rod used in a drying rack
(nautical, sailing) a yard (spar for a sail)

Derived terms

Noun

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rå m (plural råen)

a stock or stook of grain around a pole
Synonym: kornstaur

Etymology 4

From Old Norse *rá (attested in Old Norse rámerki (“line, border”)), from Proto-Germanic *rēhō (“line, row”). Cognate with Old Swedish rå.

Alternative forms

raa (obsolete typography)

Noun

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

a borderstone or another object which is used to mark a border or boundary

Etymology 5

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

rådyr

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (raïhan), from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą (“deer”). Akin to English roe as in roe deer.

Noun

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)

a female roe deer

Derived terms

Etymology 6

Cognate with Swedish rå (“fairy”).

Noun

rå f (definite singular råa, indefinite plural råer, definite plural råene)

(folklore, rare) a wight
Synonym: vette

Derived terms

References

“rå” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Skard, Matias (1901), “raa”, in Landsmaals-ordlista med rettleiding um skrivemaaten (in Norwegian Nynorsk), Kristiania: Aschehoug, page 71
Ivar Aasen (1850), “Raa/raa”, in Ordbog over det norske Folkesprog‎^[1] (in Danish), Oslo: Samlaget, published 2000

Anagrams

år

Swedish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /roː/, [r̪oə̯]
Audio (Gotland): (file)
Rhymes: -oː

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)

raw (uncooked; untreated; rough or uneven)
crude (being in a natural state; statistics: in an unanalyzed form)
rough (crude; unrefined)
coarse (not refined)
brutal (crude or unfeeling in manner or speech)
tough (rowdy or rough)
harsh (severe or cruel)
(weather) moist and cold
Synonym: råkall

Declension

Inflection of rå
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	rå	råare	råast
neuter singular	rått	råare	råast
plural	råa	råare	råast
masculine plural²	råe	råare	råast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	råe	råare	råaste
all	råa	råare	råaste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.

Synonyms

(brutal): hårdkokt

Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Norse rá (“sailyard, pole for drying fish”), from Proto-Germanic *rahō, cognate with Middle Low German rā, German Rah.

Noun

rå c

(nautical) a yard, a stick, a beam

Declension

Declension of rå
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
singular	definite	rån	råns
plural	indefinite	rår	rårs
plural	definite	rårna	rårnas

Etymology 3

Apocope of råda

Verb

rå (present rår, preterite rådde, supine rått, imperative rå)

alternative form of råda, synonym of bestämma (in the "(get to) decide" sense)
Älgen rår över skogen
The moose rules the forest

Hon måste få rå över sina egen pengar
She must be allowed to do what she wants with / manage ("decide over") her own money

Conjugation

Conjugation of rå (weak)
	active		passive
infinitive	rå		—
supine	rått		—
imperative	rå		—
imper. plural¹	rån		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	rår	rådde	—	—
ind. plural¹	rå	rådde	—	—
subjunctive²	rå	rådde	—	—

present participle		rående
past participle		—

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Derived terms

rå för (“help (have control over)”)

Etymology 4

Dialectal råd, rådi, from råda (“to rule”).

Noun

rå c or n

a fairy (mythical being)

Declension

Declension of rå
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
singular	definite	rån	råns
plural	indefinite	rår	rårs
plural	definite	rårna	rårnas

Declension of rå
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
singular	definite	rået	råets
plural	indefinite	rån	råns
plural	definite	råna	rånas

Derived terms

Etymology 5

From Old Norse rá, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, cognate to German Rah, Rahe.

Noun

rå c or n

a roe, a female deer

Declension

Declension of rå
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
singular	definite	rån	råns
plural	indefinite	rår	rårs
plural	definite	rårna	rårnas

Declension of rå
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
singular	definite	rået	råets
plural	indefinite	rån	råns
plural	definite	råna	rånas

Derived terms

Etymology 6

From Old Norse rá (“landmark”).

Noun

rå c or n

a border (between two land properties)

Declension

Declension of rå
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
singular	definite	rån	råns
plural	indefinite	rår	rårs
plural	definite	rårna	rårnas

Declension of rå
		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rå	rås
singular	definite	rået	råets
plural	indefinite	rån	råns
plural	definite	råna	rånas

Derived terms

References

“rå”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
“rå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
“rå”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)