râs

See also: ras, Ras, RAS, rás, rãs, rǡs, and răs-

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin rāsus.

Adjective

râs

  1. shaved, cropped
  2. full to the brim

Synonyms
  • (shaved): radât

See also

Romanian

Alternative forms
  • rîs (old orthography)

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rɨs/
  • Hyphenation: râs

Etymology 1

From Latin rīsus. The plural was formed from that of the word râset, itself having the same meaning and deriving from râs +‎ -et.

Noun

râs n (plural râsete)

  1. laughter, laugh
Declension
Declension of râs
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) râs râsul (niște) râsete râsetele
genitive/dative (unui) râs râsului (unor) râsete râsetelor
vocative râsule râsetelor
Derived terms

Verb

râs

  1. past participle of râde

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рꙑсь (rysĭ), from Proto-Slavic *rysь.[1] A widely perpetrated folk etymology links its name to its homonym, claiming that the animal is named for the laughter-like vocalisations it uses to distance itself from its now mature young.[2]

Noun

râs m (plural râși)

  1. lynx
    Synonym: linx
Declension
Declension of râs
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) râs râsul (niște) râși râșii
genitive/dative (unui) râs râsului (unor) râși râșilor
vocative râsule râșilor
References
  1. dexonline
  2. Râsul, vânătorul invizibil
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