Luxembourgish

Noun

Rass m ‎(plural Rëss)

1. split, tear, rip
2. crack, cleft, fissure

Etymology 2

Borrowing from French race.

Noun

Rass f ‎(plural Rassen)

1. race
2. breed

Bavarian

Adjective

rass

1. sharp, tangy

Icelandic

^{def. deriv. syn.} rass

Etymology

From Old Norse rass, metathesis of Proto-Germanic *arsaz, cognate to English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars, Norwegian rass, and Swedish arsle, arsel. Ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rasː/
• Rhymes: -asː

Noun

rass m ‎(genitive singular rass, nominative plural rassar)

1. the buttocks, ass, arse, rump ^{deriv. fig. syn.}

   Hver kom við rassinn á mér?

   Who touched my ass?

Declension

Synonyms

• (ass): ^{def. deriv. fig.} afturendi m (euphemistic), bakhluti m (euphemistic), bossi m (baby talk), sitjandi m (euphemistic)

Derived terms

External links

• An article about the term rass ‎(“buttocks”) at the Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish ros ‎(“flax-seed, linseed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raːs/

Noun

rass m ‎(genitive singular resh)

1. seed

Norwegian

Etymology

From Old Norse rass ‎(“behind, anus”), akin to ars, from Proto-Germanic *arsaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃érsos; compare Icelandic rass, English arse, ass, German Arsch, Dutch aars and Swedish arsle, arsel.

Noun

rass m

1. buttocks, arse

References

• “rass” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “rasshol” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.