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rosa

See also: Rosa, rósa, ròsa, Rósa, and rösa

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EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Believed to derive from the name of the Australian native bird rosella (genus Platycercus), a small parrot noted for its ability to vanish when the need arises.

PronunciationEdit

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VerbEdit

rosa (third-person singular simple present rosas, present participle rosaing, simple past and past participle rosaed)

  1. (slang, Australia) to hide, vanish, shadow
    Weren't we meant to have dinner with Jane?
    No, she unfortunately had to rosa.

NounEdit

rosa (plural rosas)

  1. (slang, Australia) no-show, someone who does not show up as expected
    Every time we organise to have dinner, she never turns up.
    I know, she is such a rosa.

AnagramsEdit

AsturianEdit

NounEdit

rosa f (plural roses)

  1. rose (flower)

NounEdit

rosa m (plural roses)

  1. rose (colour)

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rosa.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rosa f (plural roses)

  1. rose

AdjectiveEdit

rosa (masculine and feminine plural roses)

  1. pink

See alsoEdit

Colors in Catalan · colors (layout · text)
     blanc      gris      negre
             roig, vermell ; carmesí              taronja ; marró              groc ; crema
             verd lima              verd             
             cian ; xarxet              atzur              blau
             violat ; indi              magenta ; lila, porpra              rosa

CebuanoEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish rosa, from Latin rosa, probably from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon).

PronunciationEdit

  • Hyphenation: ro‧sa

NounEdit

rosa

  1. a rose; a woody perennial flowering plant of the genus Rosa
  2. the color pink

AdjectiveEdit

rosa

  1. of the colour pink

Classical NahuatlEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Spanish rosa, from Latin rosa.

NounEdit

rosa

  1. Rose.
    Synonym: Caxtillan xochitl
    • 1555, Alonso de Molina, Aqui comienca vn vocabulario en la lengua Castellana y Mexicana
      Flor o roſa de caſtilla. caſtillan xuchitl. Roſa.

CzechEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *rosa.

NounEdit

rosa f

  1. dew

DeclensionEdit

Declension
singular plural
nominative rosa rosy
genitive rosy ros
dative rose rosám
accusative rosu rosy
vocative roso rosy
locative rose rosách
instrumental rosou rosami

GalicianEdit

NounEdit

rosa f (plural rosas)

  1. rose (flower)
    1. (by extension) any flower
  2. the color rose, a pink

Derived termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Colors in Galician · cores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro
             vermello ; carmín              laranxa ; castaño, marrón              amarelo ; crema
             verde lima              verde              menta ; verde escuro
             ciano ; azul verdoso              cerúleo              azul
             violeta ; anil              maxenta ; púrpura              rosa

GermanEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁoːza/
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  • Hyphenation: ro‧sa

AdjectiveEdit

rosa (comparative rosaner, superlative am rosasten or am rosansten)

  1. coloured in a pale shade of pink

Usage notesEdit

  • The adjective is usually treated as invariable in the formal standard language, thus neither declined forms nor comparation forms are used.
  • rosa also has normal inflected forms. An -n- is then infixed before (vocalic) endings. Additionally, it has also inflected forms without an infix. Compare the same in lila.

DeclensionEdit

Inflected forms (with infixed -n-):

Positive forms of rosa
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist rosa sie ist rosa es ist rosa sie sind rosa
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rosaner rosane rosanes rosane
genitive rosanen rosaner rosanen rosaner
dative rosanem rosaner rosanem rosanen
accusative rosanen rosane rosanes rosane
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rosane die rosane das rosane die rosanen
genitive des rosanen der rosanen des rosanen der rosanen
dative dem rosanen der rosanen dem rosanen den rosanen
accusative den rosanen die rosane das rosane die rosanen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rosaner eine rosane ein rosanes (keine) rosanen
genitive eines rosanen einer rosanen eines rosanen (keiner) rosanen
dative einem rosanen einer rosanen einem rosanen (keinen) rosanen
accusative einen rosanen eine rosane ein rosanes (keine) rosanen
Comparative forms of rosa
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist rosaner sie ist rosaner es ist rosaner sie sind rosaner
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rosanerer rosanere rosaneres rosanere
genitive rosaneren rosanerer rosaneren rosanerer
dative rosanerem rosanerer rosanerem rosaneren
accusative rosaneren rosanere rosaneres rosanere
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rosanere die rosanere das rosanere die rosaneren
genitive des rosaneren der rosaneren des rosaneren der rosaneren
dative dem rosaneren der rosaneren dem rosaneren den rosaneren
accusative den rosaneren die rosanere das rosanere die rosaneren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rosanerer eine rosanere ein rosaneres (keine) rosaneren
genitive eines rosaneren einer rosaneren eines rosaneren (keiner) rosaneren
dative einem rosaneren einer rosaneren einem rosaneren (keinen) rosaneren
accusative einen rosaneren eine rosanere ein rosaneres (keine) rosaneren
Superlative forms of rosa
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am rosasten sie ist am rosasten es ist am rosasten sie sind am rosasten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rosaster rosaste rosastes rosaste
genitive rosasten rosaster rosasten rosaster
dative rosastem rosaster rosastem rosasten
accusative rosasten rosaste rosastes rosaste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rosaste die rosaste das rosaste die rosasten
genitive des rosasten der rosasten des rosasten der rosasten
dative dem rosasten der rosasten dem rosasten den rosasten
accusative den rosasten die rosaste das rosaste die rosasten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rosaster eine rosaste ein rosastes (keine) rosasten
genitive eines rosasten einer rosasten eines rosasten (keiner) rosasten
dative einem rosasten einer rosasten einem rosasten (keinen) rosasten
accusative einen rosasten eine rosaste ein rosastes (keine) rosasten
Superlative forms of rosa
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am rosansten sie ist am rosansten es ist am rosansten sie sind am rosansten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rosanster rosanste rosanstes rosanste
genitive rosansten rosanster rosansten rosanster
dative rosanstem rosanster rosanstem rosansten
accusative rosansten rosanste rosanstes rosanste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rosanste die rosanste das rosanste die rosansten
genitive des rosansten der rosansten des rosansten der rosansten
dative dem rosansten der rosansten dem rosansten den rosansten
accusative den rosansten die rosanste das rosanste die rosansten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rosanster eine rosanste ein rosanstes (keine) rosansten
genitive eines rosansten einer rosansten eines rosansten (keiner) rosansten
dative einem rosansten einer rosansten einem rosansten (keinen) rosansten
accusative einen rosansten eine rosanste ein rosanstes (keine) rosansten

Inflected forms (without an infix):

Declension of rosa
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist rosa sie ist rosa es ist rosa sie sind rosa
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rosaer rosae rosaes rosae
genitive rosaen rosaer rosaen rosaer
dative rosaem rosaer rosaem rosaen
accusative rosaen rosae rosaes rosae
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rosae die rosae das rosae die rosaen
genitive des rosaen der rosaen des rosaen der rosaen
dative dem rosaen der rosaen dem rosaen den rosaen
accusative den rosaen die rosae das rosae die rosaen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rosaer eine rosae ein rosaes (keine) rosaen
genitive eines rosaen einer rosaen eines rosaen (keiner) rosaen
dative einem rosaen einer rosaen einem rosaen (keinen) rosaen
accusative einen rosaen eine rosae ein rosaes (keine) rosaen
Superlative forms of rosa
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am rosasten sie ist am rosasten es ist am rosasten sie sind am rosasten
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative rosaster rosaste rosastes rosaste
genitive rosasten rosaster rosasten rosaster
dative rosastem rosaster rosastem rosasten
accusative rosasten rosaste rosastes rosaste
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der rosaste die rosaste das rosaste die rosasten
genitive des rosasten der rosasten des rosasten der rosasten
dative dem rosasten der rosasten dem rosasten den rosasten
accusative den rosasten die rosaste das rosaste die rosasten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein rosaster eine rosaste ein rosastes (keine) rosasten
genitive eines rosasten einer rosasten eines rosasten (keiner) rosasten
dative einem rosasten einer rosasten einem rosasten (keinen) rosasten
accusative einen rosasten eine rosaste ein rosastes (keine) rosasten

See alsoEdit

  • pink (used in German for stronger shades only)

Further readingEdit

  • rosa in Duden online

IrishEdit

NounEdit

rosa m

  1. inflection of ros:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative and vocative and dative plural

Further readingEdit

  • "rosa" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “rosa” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “rosa” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

ItalianEdit

 
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Rosa - flower
 
Rosa - colour

Etymology 1Edit

From Latin rosa.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔːza/
  • Rhymes: -ɔza
  • Stress: ròsa
  • Hyphenation: ro‧sa

NounEdit

rosa f (plural rose)

  1. rose (flower)
  2. pink (color)
  3. shortlist
  4. (heraldry) rose
  5. (sports) team members

AdjectiveEdit

rosa (invariable)

  1. pink
  2. romantic (of movies, books, etc)
  3. gossip (attributive; of news, magazines, etc)
Related termsEdit
Terms related to rosa

See alsoEdit

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     bianco      grigio      nero
             rosso ; cremisi              arancione ; marrone              giallo ; crema
             limetta              verde             
             ciano ; blu petrolio, foglia di tè              azzurro              blu
             violetto ; indaco              magenta ; viola              rosa

Etymology 2Edit

Past participle of rodere.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈro.za/, [ˈroːz̪ä]
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Stress: rósa
  • Hyphenation: ro‧sa

ParticipleEdit

rosa f sg

  1. feminine singular of roso

NounEdit

rosa f (plural rose)

  1. (obsolete) erosion
    Synonym: erosione
  2. (Tuscany) itch, itching
    Synonyms: pizzicore, prurito

AnagramsEdit

LatinEdit

 
rosa alba (a white rose)

Etymology 1Edit

Might be derived from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon), but some of the details remain mysterious.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rosa f (genitive rosae); first declension

  1. a rose
    • c. 37 BCE – 30 BCE, Virgil, Georgicon 4.267:
      Proderit et tunsum gallae admiscere saporem / arentesque rosas […]
      It's good too to blend a taste of pounded oak-apples / and dry rose leaves […]
    • 61 CE – c. 112 CE, Pliny the Younger, Epistulae 5:
      Inde etiam rosas effert, umbrarumque frigus non ingrato sole distinguit. Finito vario illo multiplicique curvamine recto limiti redditur nec huic uni, nam viae plures intercedentibus buxis dividuntur.[1][2]
      Farther on, there are roses too along the path, and the cool shade is pleasantly alternated with sunshine. Having passed through these manifold winding alleys, the path resumes a straight course, and at the same time divides into several tracks, separated by box hedges.[3][4]
      Even roses grow there, and the warmth of the sun is delightful as a change from the cool of the shade. When you come to the end of these various winding alleys, the boundary again runs straight, or should I say boundaries, for there are a number of paths with box shrubs between them.[5]
  2. (transferred sense, endearment) dear, rose, sweetheart, love; a word of endearment
    Mea rosa. ― My love.
    Rosa! ― Honey!
    Tu mihi rosa es. ― You are my sweetheart.
InflectionEdit

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rosa rosae
Genitive rosae rosārum
Dative rosae rosīs
Accusative rosam rosās
Ablative rosā rosīs
Vocative rosa rosae
Related termsEdit
Terms related to rosa
DescendantsEdit
Descendants

Etymology 2Edit

Inflected form of rōsus, participle of rōdō (“gnaw, eat away”).

Pronunciation 1Edit

ParticipleEdit

rōsa

  1. nominative feminine singular of rōsus
  2. nominative neuter plural of rōsus
  3. accusative neuter plural of rōsus
  4. vocative feminine singular of rōsus
  5. vocative neuter plural of rōsus

Pronunciation 2Edit

ParticipleEdit

rōsā

  1. ablative feminine singular of rōsus

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ Pliny text, Latin version
  2. ^ Pliny text, Latin version 2
  3. ^ Pliny text, English translation 1
  4. ^ Pliny text, English translation 2
  5. ^ Pliny text, alternative English translation

LatvianEdit

NounEdit

rosa f (4 declension)

  1. activity, bustle, animation
    Synonyms: rosība, rosme

Lower SorbianEdit

 
rosa na rožy

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *rosa, from Proto-Indo-European *Hroseh₂.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rosa f (diminutive roska)

  1. dew (“moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.”)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of rosa
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative rosa rosy rose
Genitive rose rosowu rosow
Dative rosy rosoma rosam
Accusative rosu rosy rose
Instrumental rosu rosoma rosami
Locative rosy rosoma rosach

LuxembourgishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rosa.

PronunciationEdit

AdjectiveEdit

rosa (masculine rosaen, neuter rosat, not comparable)

  1. pink

Norwegian BokmålEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Latin rosa

AdjectiveEdit

rosa (indeclinable)

  1. pink (colour)
    Synonym: lyserød

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

rosa (indeclinable (uncountable))

  1. pink, rose (colour)

Etymology 3Edit

Alternative formsEdit

NounEdit

rosa m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of rose

Norwegian NynorskEdit

 
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Etymology 1Edit

From Latin rosa

AdjectiveEdit

rosa (indeclinable)

  1. pink (colour)

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

rosa (indeclinable (uncountable))

  1. pink, rose (colour)

Etymology 3Edit

NounEdit

rosa f

  1. definite singular of rose

Etymology 4Edit

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

rosa (present tense rosar, past tense rosa, past participle rosa, passive infinitive rosast, present participle rosande, imperative ros/rosa)

rosa (present tense roser, past tense roste, past participle rost, passive infinitive rosast, present participle rosande, imperative ros)

  1. To praise, to compliment

Old PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rosa, from Oscan, from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰo.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rosa f

  1. rose (flower)
  2. pink, rose (colour)

DescendantsEdit

See alsoEdit

Colors in Old Portuguese · coores, colores (layout · text)
     branco      gris      negro, preto
             vermello              _ ; castanno              amarelo
                          verde             
                                       azur
                          cardẽo              rosa

PolishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *rosa, from Proto-Indo-European *Hroseh₂.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rosa f

  1. dew

DeclensionEdit

declension of rosa
singular plural
nominative rosa rosy
genitive rosy ros
dative rosie rosom
accusative rosę rosy
instrumental rosą rosami
locative rosie rosach
vocative roso rosy

PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese rosa, from Latin rosa (“rose”), perhaps from Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰo.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rosa f (plural rosas)

  1. rose (flower)

Derived termsEdit

Term list

Related termsEdit

AdjectiveEdit

rosa (plural rosa, comparable)

  1. pink
    Synonym: cor-de-rosa

NounEdit

rosa m (plural rosas)

  1. pink (color)
    Synonym: cor-de-rosa

See alsoEdit

Colors in Portuguese · cores (layout · text)
     branco      cinza,
cinzento 		     preto
             vermelho,
encarnado ; carmim 		             laranja,
cor-de-laranja ; castanho,
marrom 		             amarelo ; creme
             verde-limão              verde             
             ciano ; azul-petróleo              azul céu              azul
             violeta ; índigo,
anil 		             magenta ; roxo              rosa,
cor-de-rosa

RomanschEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rosa.

NounEdit

rosa f (plural rosas)

  1. (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Sutsilvan, Surmiran) rose

Serbo-CroatianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *rosa, from Proto-Indo-European *Hroseh₂.

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /rǒsa/
  • Hyphenation: ro‧sa

NounEdit

ròsa f (Cyrillic spelling ро̀са)

  1. dew

DeclensionEdit

Declension of rosa
singular plural
nominative rosa rose
genitive rose rosa
dative rosi rosama
accusative rosu rose
vocative roso rose
locative rosi rosama
instrumental rosom rosama

SloveneEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *rosa, from Proto-Indo-European *Hroseh₂.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rôsa f (genitive rôse or rosé, uncountable)

  1. dew (moisture in the air that settles on plants, etc.)

DeclensionEdit

Declension of rôsa (feminine, a-stem)
singular
nominative rôsa
accusative rôso
genitive rôse
dative rôsi
locative rôsi
instrumental rôso
Declension of rôsa (feminine, a-stem, mobile accent)
singular
nominative rôsa
accusative rosó
genitive rosé
dative rôsi
locative rôsi
instrumental rosó

SpanishEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rosa.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rosa f (plural rosas)

  1. rose (flower)
  2. pink (colour)
  3. (heraldry) rose

Related termsEdit

Terms related to rosa

See alsoEdit

Colors in Spanish · colores (layout · text)
     blanco      gris      negro
             rojo ; carmín, carmesí              naranja, anaranjado ; marrón              amarillo ; crema
             lima              verde             
             cian ; azul-petróleo              azur              azul
             violeta ; añil, índigo              magenta ; morado, púrpura              rosa

Further readingEdit

SwedishEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From a Romance language, likely via German.

NounEdit

rosa n

  1. pink
    Synonym: skär

AdjectiveEdit

rosa

  1. pink

Etymology 2Edit

From Old Norse hrósa.

VerbEdit

rosa

  1. praise, commend
    Synonym: prisa
    Antonym: risa

Upper SorbianEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Slavic *rosa.

NounEdit

rosa f

  1. dew
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