rassa

Icelandic

Etymology

From rass (arse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrasːa/
  • Rhymes: -asːa

Verb

rassa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative rassaði, supine rassað)

  1. (transitive, rare) to spank
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to put one’s buttocks on something (as a silly joke or prank or to show disrespect)

Conjugation

Synonyms

Maltese

Root
r-s-s
2 terms

Etymology

From the Arabic root ر ص ص (r-ṣ-ṣ), which is related to “being compact, close together”.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈras.sa/

Noun

rassa f (plural rases)

  1. crowd, throng
    Synonyms: folla, kotra
  2. stampede

Pali

Alternative forms

Adjective

rassa

  1. short

Declension

Descendants

  • Burmese: ရဿ (ra.ssa.)
  • Khmer: រស្ស (rŏəhsaʼ)

Noun

rassa

  1. genitive/dative singular of ra (Pali letter 'r')
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