róża

See also: Appendix:Variations of "roza"

Polish

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

Derived terms

adjectives
verbs
  • różowić impf
  • różowieć impf
nouns

Further reading

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