Rosa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rosa"

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin rosa (“rose”).

Proper noun

Rosa f

  2. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – roses.
  4. A given name in many languages.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

References

English

Etymology

From Latin rosa (“rose”).

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹoʊzə/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊzə/
  • Audio (US):(file)
  • Audio (General Australian):(file)
  • Rhymes: (General American) -oʊzə, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊzə
  • Homophone: rosa

Proper noun

Rosa

  1. A female given name from Latin; a Latinized variant of Rose.
    • 2010, Bill Vidal, The Aztec, page 73:
      Mercedes moved away from Jack and gripping Rosa's hand – her own nails were too short – she took a pinch and inhaled it. Rosa kissed Mercedes on the lips then took a further nailful and offered it to Jack who shook his head.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Rosa.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: Ro‧sa

Noun

Rosa

  1. a female given name

Czech

Etymology

From rosa (“dew”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrosa]

Proper noun

Rosa m anim (female equivalent Rosová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Rosa (masculine animate in -a)
singular plural
nominative Rosa Rosové
genitive Rosy Rosů
dative Rosovi Rosům
accusative Rosu Rosy
vocative Roso Rosové
locative Rosovi Rosech
instrumental Rosou Rosy

Further reading

  • “Rosa”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Danish

Proper noun

Rosa

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin rosa (“rose”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrosɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -osɑ
  • Syllabification(key): Ro‧sa
  • Hyphenation(key): Ro‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa

  1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Rosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative Rosa Rosat
genitive Rosan Rosien
partitive Rosaa Rosia
illative Rosaan Rosiin
singular plural
nominative Rosa Rosat
accusative nom. Rosa Rosat
gen. Rosan
genitive Rosan Rosien
Rosain rare
partitive Rosaa Rosia
inessive Rosassa Rosissa
elative Rosasta Rosista
illative Rosaan Rosiin
adessive Rosalla Rosilla
ablative Rosalta Rosilta
allative Rosalle Rosille
essive Rosana Rosina
translative Rosaksi Rosiksi
abessive Rosatta Rositta
instructive — Rosin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Rosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Rosani Rosani
accusative nom. Rosani Rosani
gen. Rosani
genitive Rosani Rosieni
Rosaini rare
partitive Rosaani Rosiani
inessive Rosassani Rosissani
elative Rosastani Rosistani
illative Rosaani Rosiini
adessive Rosallani Rosillani
ablative Rosaltani Rosiltani
allative Rosalleni Rosilleni
essive Rosanani Rosinani
translative Rosakseni Rosikseni
abessive Rosattani Rosittani
instructive — —
comitative — Rosineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Rosasi Rosasi
accusative nom. Rosasi Rosasi
gen. Rosasi
genitive Rosasi Rosiesi
Rosaisi rare
partitive Rosaasi Rosiasi
inessive Rosassasi Rosissasi
elative Rosastasi Rosistasi
illative Rosaasi Rosiisi
adessive Rosallasi Rosillasi
ablative Rosaltasi Rosiltasi
allative Rosallesi Rosillesi
essive Rosanasi Rosinasi
translative Rosaksesi Rosiksesi
abessive Rosattasi Rosittasi
instructive — —
comitative — Rosinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Rosamme Rosamme
accusative nom. Rosamme Rosamme
gen. Rosamme
genitive Rosamme Rosiemme
Rosaimme rare
partitive Rosaamme Rosiamme
inessive Rosassamme Rosissamme
elative Rosastamme Rosistamme
illative Rosaamme Rosiimme
adessive Rosallamme Rosillamme
ablative Rosaltamme Rosiltamme
allative Rosallemme Rosillemme
essive Rosanamme Rosinamme
translative Rosaksemme Rosiksemme
abessive Rosattamme Rosittamme
instructive — —
comitative — Rosinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Rosanne Rosanne
accusative nom. Rosanne Rosanne
gen. Rosanne
genitive Rosanne Rosienne
Rosainne rare
partitive Rosaanne Rosianne
inessive Rosassanne Rosissanne
elative Rosastanne Rosistanne
illative Rosaanne Rosiinne
adessive Rosallanne Rosillanne
ablative Rosaltanne Rosiltanne
allative Rosallenne Rosillenne
essive Rosananne Rosinanne
translative Rosaksenne Rosiksenne
abessive Rosattanne Rosittanne
instructive — —
comitative — Rosinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Rosansa Rosansa
accusative nom. Rosansa Rosansa
gen. Rosansa
genitive Rosansa Rosiensa
Rosainsa rare
partitive Rosaansa Rosiaan
Rosiansa
inessive Rosassaan
Rosassansa 		Rosissaan
Rosissansa
elative Rosastaan
Rosastansa 		Rosistaan
Rosistansa
illative Rosaansa Rosiinsa
adessive Rosallaan
Rosallansa 		Rosillaan
Rosillansa
ablative Rosaltaan
Rosaltansa 		Rosiltaan
Rosiltansa
allative Rosalleen
Rosallensa 		Rosilleen
Rosillensa
essive Rosanaan
Rosanansa 		Rosinaan
Rosinansa
translative Rosakseen
Rosaksensa 		Rosikseen
Rosiksensa
abessive Rosattaan
Rosattansa 		Rosittaan
Rosittansa
instructive — —
comitative — Rosineen
Rosinensa

Statistics

  • Rosa is the 257th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,029 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,385 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From the adjective rosa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʁoːza/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧sa
  • Rhymes: -oːza

Noun

Rosa n (strong, genitive Rosas, plural Rosas)

  1. pink (color)

Declension

Declension of Rosa [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Rosa die Rosas
genitive eines des Rosas der Rosas
dative einem dem Rosa den Rosas
accusative ein das Rosa die Rosas

Proper noun

Rosa

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

References

  • “Rosa” in Duden online
  • “Rosa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Irish

Etymology

From ros (“headland”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

na Rosa m pl (genitive na Rosann)

  1. (plural only) the Rosses (a district of County Donegal, Ireland)

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.za/
  • Rhymes: -ɔza
  • Hyphenation: Rò‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Anagrams

Polish

Etymology

From rosa (“dew”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɔ.sa/
  • Rhymes: -ɔsa
  • Syllabification: Ro‧sa
  • Homophone: rosa

Proper noun

Rosa m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Rosa
singular plural
nominative Rosa Rosowie
genitive Rosy Rosów
dative Rosie Rosom
accusative Rosę Rosów
instrumental Rosą Rosami
locative Rosie Rosach
vocative Roso Rosowie

Proper noun

Rosa f

  1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Rosa
singular plural
nominative Rosa Rosy
genitive Rosy Ros
dative Rosie Rosom
accusative Rosę Rosy
instrumental Rosą Rosami
locative Rosie Rosach
vocative Roso Rosy

Further reading

  • “Rosa”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˈhɔ.zɐ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˈχɔ.zɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁɔ.za/ [ˈhɔ.za]

  • Homophone: rosa
  • Hyphenation: Ro‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa f (plural Rosas)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Proper noun

Rosa m or f by sense

  1. a surname from Italian

Slovak

Etymology

From rosa (“dew”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrɔsa]

Proper noun

Rosa m pers (female equivalent Rosová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Rosa
(pattern hrdina)
singularplural 1plural 2
nominativeRosaRosoviaRosovci
genitiveRosuRosovRosovcov
dativeRosoviRosomRosovcom
accusativeRosuRosovRosovcov
locativeRosoviRosochRosovcoch
instrumentalRosomRosamiRosovcami

Further reading

  • “Rosa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrosa/ [ˈro.sa]
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Syllabification: Ro‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Proper noun

Rosa c (genitive Rosas)

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Rosa.

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈɾosa/ [ˈɾoː.sɐ]
  • Rhymes: -osa
  • Syllabification: Ro‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜐ)

  1. a female given name from Spanish

Anagrams

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