rose
Middle English
/ˈrɔːz(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- rose plant belonging to the genus Rosa
- rose flower of the rose plant
- (heraldry) The rose as a heraldic emblem.
- (figurative) A morally upstanding and virtuous individual.
- reddish-purple; a rosy colour
Etymology
Inherited from Old English rōse derived from Latin rosa (rose, a rose).
Origin
Latin
rosa
Gloss
rose, a rose
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Rosa English
- Rosemount English
- cliffrose English
- rockrose English
- rose English
- rose fish English
- rose-colored English
- roseate English
- rosebed English
- roseberry English
- rosebud English
- rosebush English
- rosedrop English
- rosefinch English
- rosehead English
- rosehip English
- roseless English
- roselike English
- roseling English
- roselle English
- rosemallow English
- rosemary English
- rosen English
- roseness English
- roseola English
- roseroot English
- rosery English
- rosewater English
- rosewood English
- roseworm English
- rosewort English
- rosish English
- rosy English
- sunrose English
- rosa Latin
- rosaceus Latin
- rosarium Latin
- rosetum Latin
- roseus Latin
- rosulentus Latin
- Rose German
- rosa German
- rózsa Hungarian
- rosa Italian
- rosa Spanish, Castilian
- rosas Spanish, Castilian
- ῥόδον Ancient Greek
- rosa Norwegian Bokmål
- rose Norwegian Bokmål
- ros Swedish
- ローズ Japanese
- rosa Norwegian Nynorsk
- rose Norwegian Nynorsk
- rose Old English
- rosen Old English
- rōse Old English
- rós Old Norse
- rose Old French
- roža Serbo-Croatian
- ruža Serbo-Croatian
- rosa Catalan, Valencian
- rós Icelandic
- rosa Galician
- roză Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- رزا Persian
- rōsa Old High German
- rozā Latvian
- rósa Faroese
- rose Norman
- rosa Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- rosa Old Portuguese
- rose Middle Low German
- rōse Middle Low German
- ruža Slovak
- ròsa Occitan
- roža Slovene
- rosa Romansh
- rosa Asturian
- rose Friulian
- rós Middle Irish
- rooj Marshallese
- rosa Old Spanish
- irozi Xhosa
- rêuza Ligurian
- ruosa Dalmatian
- loke Hawaiian
- roza Ladino
- רוזה Ladino
- Ros Hunsrik
- roza Istriot
- rosa Aragonese