Danish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

Continuing Old Danish rath, from Old Norse ráð n, from Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚨ n (*rada), either from *ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ m (*radaʀ) or from Proto-Germanic *rēdą n, from *rēdaz m. Cognate with Old English rǣd m (whence archaic English rede), Middle Low German rât (whence German Low German Raad), and Old High German rāt (whence German Rat m).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]

Noun edit

råd n (singular definite rådet, plural indefinite råd)

  1. council
  2. piece of advice
Declension edit
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

A reanalysis occurring during the Middle Danish period of råd¹ n pl as a common singular noun (compare the definite plural of the etymon with the definite singular of the derivation).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]

Noun edit

råd c (singular definite råden, plural indefinite råder)

  1. a member of a council, a councillor
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Etymology 3 edit

From Old Norse rot, from Proto-Germanic *rutą. Related to Danish rådden (rotten) and rådne (to rot).

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Noun edit

råd n (singular definite råddet, not used in plural form)

  1. rot
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Etymology 4 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]

Verb edit

råd

  1. imperative of råde

Further reading edit

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Noun edit

råd n (definite singular rådet, indefinite plural råd, definite plural råda or rådene)

  1. advice
  2. a council

Derived terms edit

Verb edit

råd

  1. imperative of råde

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse ráð.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

råd n (definite singular rådet, indefinite plural råd, definite plural råda)

  1. advice
  2. a council
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

råd m (definite singular råden, indefinite plural rådar, definite plural rådane)

  1. a councillor (member of a council)
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Etymology 3 edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

råd f (definite singular råda, uncountable)

  1. means, resources
Derived terms edit

Etymology 4 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

råd

  1. imperative of råda

References edit

Swedish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /roːd/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -oːd

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (to think, arrange).

Noun edit

råd n

  1. a piece of advice, counsel
    Hon gav mig ett råd
    She gave me a piece of advice
    Hon gav mig råd
    She gave me advice
  2. (in "ha råd") enough money (to buy something)
    Jag har inte råd att köpa den smaskiga hamburgaren
    I can't afford to buy the yummy hamburger
  3. (in "ha råd", figuratively) enough of some other value
    en chans du inte har råd att missa
    an opportunity you can't afford to miss
  4. a suitable way to solve a problem
    finna på råd
    find a way to solve a problem
    kommer tid, kommer råd
    solutions to problems emerge in time (idiomatic)
  5. a council, a committee, an advisory board, a group of advisors
  6. a member of a council
Declension edit
Declension of råd 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative råd rådet råd råden
Genitive råds rådets råds rådens
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Related terms edit

råda

Descendants edit
  • Finnish: roti
See also edit

References edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

råd

  1. imperative of råda