ross
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Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
ross (uncountable)
Verb edit
ross (third-person singular simple present rosses, present participle rossing, simple past and past participle rossed)
- (US, dialect, transitive) To divest of the ross, or rough, scaly surface.
- to ross bark
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
ross (plural rosses)
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Etymology edit
From Middle High German ros, from Old High German ros, hros, from Proto-West Germanic *hross, from Proto-Germanic *hrussą (“horse”). Cognate with German Ross, English horse.
Noun edit
ross n (diminutive rössle)
References edit
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Faroese edit
Etymology edit
From Old Norse hross, from Proto-Germanic *hursaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kers- (“run”).
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Noun edit
ross n (genitive singular ross, plural ross)
Declension edit
n11 | Singular | Plural | ||
Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | ross | rossið | ross | rossini |
Accusative | ross | rossið | ross | rossini |
Dative | rossi | rossinum | rossum | rossunum |
Genitive | ross | rossins | rossa | rossanna |
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Lombard edit
Etymology edit
Akin to Italian rosso, from Latin russus.
Adjective edit
ross
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ross m