German

Noun

Rost m ‎(genitive Rostes, no plural)

1. rust (oxidated metal)

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Etymology 2

From Middle High German rōst, from Old High German rōst. Related with Dutch rooster, English roast.

Noun

Rost m ‎(genitive Rostes, plural Roste)

1. grid (number of parallel staffs)
2. (usually) grill (grid of metal to roast food on)

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Derived terms

• Lattenrost
• rösten

English

Noun

rost ‎(plural rosts)

1. (Scotland) Alternative form of roust (a strong tide or current)

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Breton

Noun

rost m

1. roasted meat

Catalan

Adjective

rost m ‎(feminine rosta, masculine plural rosts or rostos, feminine plural rostes)

1. steep

Noun

rost m ‎(plural rosts or rostos)

1. a steep slope

Danish

Verb

rost

1. past participle of rose

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔst

Adjective

rost

1. Superlative form of ros

Anagrams

• rots, stro, tros

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈroʃt]
• Hyphenation: rost

Noun

rost ‎(plural rostok)

1. fiber

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Lombard

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔʃt/

Noun

rost m ‎(invariable)

1. roast

Lower Sorbian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rɔst]

Verb

rost

1. supine of rosć

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin rōstrum. Compare Aromanian arostu. Compare also related meanings in Albanian rast.

Noun

rost n ‎(plural rosturi)

1. order
2. sense, meaning
3. purpose, aim
4. justification
5. job
6. (obsolete) mouth
7. (obsolete) the faculty of speaking, speech

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Synonyms

• (sense): sens
• (mouth): gură
• (speech): vorbire

Related terms

• rosti

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rost, from Old Norse *rustr, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Noun

rost c

1. (uncountable) rust
2. a gridiron, a grill

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