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râs

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Friulian

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Etymology

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From Latin rāsus.

Adjective

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râs

  1. shaved, cropped
  2. full to the brim

Synonyms

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See also

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Romanian

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Alternative forms

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  • rîsold orthography

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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râs n (plural râsete)

  1. laughter, laugh
Declension
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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative râs râsul râsete râsetele
genitive-dative râs râsului râsete râsetelor
vocative râsule râsetelor
Derived terms
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Verb

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râs

  1. past participle of râde

Etymology 2

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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

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râs m (plural râși)

  1. lynx
    Synonym: linx
Declension
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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative râs râsul râși râșii
genitive-dative râs râsului râși râșilor
vocative râsule râșilor
References
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