rassur

Faroese

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 *h₁órsos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɹasːʊɹ/
  • Rhymes: -asːʊɹ

Noun

rassur m (genitive singular rass, plural rassar)

  1. ass, arse, rump

Declension

m11 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rassur rassurin rassar rassarnir
accusative rass rassin rassar rassarnar
dative rassi rassinum rassum rassunum
genitive rass rassins rassa rassanna

Derived terms

Further reading

  • Jóhan Hendrik W. Poulsen et al. (1998) “rassur”, in Føroysk orðabók [Faroese Dictionary] (in Faroese), Tórshavn: Føroya Fróðskaparfelag
  • "rassur" at Sprotin.fo
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