róża

See also: Appendix:Variations of "roza"

Polish

róże

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle High German rōse.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.ʐa/

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• Rhymes: -uʐa
• Syllabification: ró‧ża
• Homophone: Róża

Noun

róża f (diminutive różyczka, related adjective różany)

1. rose (any shrub from the genus Rosa)
2. rose (flower of the rose plant)
3. (heraldry) rose (rose flower, usually depicted with five petals, five barbs, and a circular seed)
4. erysipelas (acute, sometimes recurrent febrile disease caused by infection of a hemolytic streptococcus, associated with intense edematous local inflammation of the skin and subcutaneous tissues, and marked by large raised red patches on the skin)
5. (hunting) thickening of the base of the antlers of deer

Declension

Declension of róża

	singular	plural
nominative	róża	róże
genitive	róży	róż
dative	róży	różom
accusative	różę	róże
instrumental	różą	różami
locative	róży	różach
vocative	różo	róże

Derived terms

adjectives

• różowy

 

nouns

• różanecznik
• różaniec

 

verbs

• różowić impf
• różowieć impf

 

Related terms

nouns

• róż

 

Further reading

• róża in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• róża in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• róża in PWN's encyclopedia