râs

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ras"

Friulian

Etymology

From Latin rāsus.

Adjective

râs

1. shaved, cropped
2. full to the brim

Synonyms

• (shaved): radât

Related terms

• radâ
• rasâ

See also

• plen

Romanian

Alternative forms

• rîs — 1953–1993 spelling

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɨs/
• Rhymes: -ɨs

Etymology 1

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

râs n (plural râsete)

1. laughter, laugh

Declension

Declension of râs

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	râs	râsul		râsete	râsetele
genitive-dative	râs	râsului		râsete	râsetelor
vocative	râsule			râsetelor

Derived terms

• de râsul curcilor
• face de râs
• își face râs
• lua în râs
• râset

Related terms

• râde
• ridicol

Verb

râs

1. past participle of râde

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic рꙑсь (rysĭ), from Proto-Slavic *rysь. A widely perpetrated false etymology links it to its homonym, claiming that the animal is named for the laughter-like vocalisations.

Noun

râs m (plural râși)

1. lynx

   Synonym: linx

Declension

Declension of râs

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	râs	râsul		râși	râșii
genitive-dative	râs	râsului		râși	râșilor
vocative	râsule			râșilor

Further reading

• râs in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)