See also: raudā and rauða

Estonian

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Noun

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rauda

  1. partitive singular of raud
  2. illative singular of raud

Karelian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *rauta, a borrowing either from Germanic or Balto-Slavic. Cognate with Finnish rauta.

Noun

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rauda

  1. iron

Latvian

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Etymology 1

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Rauda

Derived from the dialectal adjective rauds (red, reddish yellow), motivated by the color of the eye of this fish species.[1]

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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rauda m

  1. (dialectal term) genitive singular of rauds

rauda f (4th declension)

  1. roach (fish species with reddish eyes, especially Rutilus rutilus)
    tā kā raudas izmanto ļoti daudz ūdens augu, tās ļoti nozīmīgas kā vielu aprites veicinātājas ūdensbaseināsince roaches consume very many water plants, they are important as stimulators of the circulation of substances in the water system
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Etymology 2

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A form of the dialectal adjective rauds (red, reddish yellow).

Adjective

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rauda

  1. (dialectal) genitive singular masculine of rauds
  2. (dialectal) nominative singular feminine of rauds

References

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  1. ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “rauda”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN

Lithuanian

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Etymology 1

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Cognate with Latvian raudas.

Noun

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rauda

  1. wail
  2. sob
  3. lament
  4. (slang) boring piece of music in a minor key
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Etymology 2

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Cognate with Latvian adjective rauds.

Adjective

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rauda (f)

  1. (shade of red) pink
  2. (Equine coat color) chestnut
Synonyms
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  1. rausva (f), rausvas (m)
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  1. raudas (m)
  2. raudonas/raudona
  3. rudas/ruda

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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  • raude (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

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From raud (red).

Verb

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rauda (present tense raudar, past tense rauda, past participle rauda, passive infinitive raudast, present participle raudande, imperative rauda/raud)

  1. (transitive) to make red
  2. (intransitive) to become red

References

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  • “rauda” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrauda/ [ˈrau̯.ð̞a]
  • Rhymes: -auda
  • Syllabification: rau‧da

Etymology 1

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

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rauda

  1. feminine singular of raudo

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from Arabic رَوْضَة (rawḍa, garden, graveyard).

Noun

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rauda f (plural raudas)

  1. (Islam) an Islamic graveyard

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