rauda

See also: raudā and rauða

Estonian

Noun

rauda

1. partitive singular of raud
2. illative singular of raud

Karelian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rauta, a borrowing either from Germanic or Balto-Slavic. Cognate with Finnish rauta.

Noun

rauda

1. iron

Latvian

Etymology 1

Rauda

Derived from the dialectal adjective rauds (“red, reddish yellow”), motivated by the color of the eye of this fish species.

Alternative forms

• (dialectals) rauds, raude, rauduve

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾāūda]

Noun

rauda m

1. (dialectal term) genitive singular of rauds

rauda f (4th declension)

1. roach (fish species with reddish eyes, especially Rutilus rutilus)

   tā kā raudas izmanto ļoti daudz ūdens augu, tās ļoti nozīmīgas kā vielu aprites veicinātājas ūdensbaseinā ― since roaches consume very many water plants, they are important as stimulators of the circulation of substances in the water system

Declension

Declension of rauda (4th)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative	rauda	raudas
genitive	raudas	raudu
dative	raudai	raudām
accusative	raudu	raudas
instrumental	raudu	raudām
locative	raudā	raudās
vocative	rauda	raudas

Etymology 2

A form of the dialectal adjective rauds (“red, reddish yellow”).

Adjective

rauda

1. (dialectal) genitive masculine singular of rauds
2. (dialectal) nominative feminine singular of rauds

Lithuanian

Etymology 1

Cognate with Latvian raudas.

Noun

rauda

1. wail
2. sob
3. lament
4. (slang) boring piece of music in a minor key

Related terms

• raudoti

Etymology 2

Cognate with Latvian adjective rauds.

Adjective

rauda (f)

1. (shade of red) pink
2. (Equine coat color) chestnut

Synonyms

1. rausva (f), rausvas (m)

Related terms

1. raudas (m)
2. raudonas/raudona
3. rudas/ruda

Further reading

• rauda, žodynas.lt

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• raude (e and split infinitives)

Etymology

From raud (“red”).

Verb

rauda (present tense raudar, past tense rauda, past participle rauda, passive infinitive raudast, present participle raudande, imperative rauda/raud)

1. (transitive) to make red
2. (intransitive) to become red

References

• “rauda” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrauda/ [ˈrau̯.ð̞a]
• Rhymes: -auda
• Syllabification: rau‧da

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

rauda

1. feminine singular of raudo

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic رَوْضَة (rawḍa, “garden, graveyard”).

Noun

rauda f (plural raudas)

1. (Islam) an Islamic graveyard

Further reading

• “rauda”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024