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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish rok, from Old Norse hrókr. Onomatopoeic

Pronunciation

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Noun

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råge c (singular definite rågen, plural indefinite råger)

  1. rook (Corvus frugilegus)

Declension

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Declension of råge
common
gender
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative råge rågen råger rågerne
genitive råges rågens rågers rågernes

Further reading

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Swedish

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Noun

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råge c

  1. extra added quantity beyond full in something heaped (like a heaped teaspoon, or for example a barrel)
    teskeden var fylld med/till råge
    the teaspon was heaped
    en tesked med råge
    a heaped teaspoon
  2. (figuratively) by far, by a wide margin, and then some
    Mina förväntningar överträffades med råge
    My expectations were far exceeded ("were exceeded with heaping")
    Han uppfyller kraven med råge
    He easily meets the requirements
    Han fick igen med råge
    He got what he deserved, and then some

Declension

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Declension of råge
nominative genitive
singular indefinite råge råges
definite rågen rågens
plural indefinite
definite

Derived terms

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