röst

See also: Rost, Røst, roest, rost, róst, and ròst

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Norse raust, ultimately from a Proto-Germanic derivative of Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow, boil, stream, move”). Related to Proto-Germanic *runsiz (“river”). Cognate with Danish røst.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rœst/

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Noun

röst c

1. voice (sound uttered by the mouth, especially that uttered by human beings in speech or song)
2. vote

Declension

Declension of röst

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	röst	rösts
	definite	rösten	röstens
plural	indefinite	röster	rösters
	definite	rösterna	rösternas

Derived terms

• berättarröst
• överrösta

References

• röst in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• röst in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• röst in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Anagrams

• strö, stör, törs, örts