Rosa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "rosa"

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin rosa (“rose”).

Proper noun

Rosa f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rosaceae – roses.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, fabids – clades; Rosales – order; Rosaceae - family; Rosoideae – subfamily; Roseae – tribe

Hyponyms

• (genus): Rosa subg. Hulthemia, Rosa subg. Hesperhodos, Rosa subg. Platyrhodon, Rosa subg. Rosa – subgenera
  • Rosa majalis – type species; Rosa blanda, Rosa setigera, Rosa canina, Rosa chinensis, Rosa multiflora, Rosa pendulina, Rosa rugosa – selected species

References

• Rose on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rosa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Rosa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Rosa at Plants of the World Online
• Rosa at Germplasm Resources Information Network

English

Etymology

From Latin rosa (“rose”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹoʊzə/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹəʊzə/

• Audio (US):

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• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: (General American) -oʊzə, (Received Pronunciation) -əʊzə
• Homophone: rosa

Proper noun

Rosa

1. A female given name from Latin; a Latinized variant of Rose.

Derived terms

• Santa Rosa

Translations

female given name — see Rose

Anagrams

• aros, AROs, oars, SORA, ORSA, Soar, Roas, AORs, Orsa, ROAS, Raos, ORAS, oras, Sora, sora, osar, soar, Raso, AoRs

Cebuano

Etymology

From Spanish Rosa.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: Ro‧sa

Noun

Rosa

1. a female given name

Czech

Etymology

From rosa (“dew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrosa]

Proper noun

Rosa m anim (female equivalent Rosová)

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Rosa (masculine animate in -a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Rosa	Rosové
genitive	Rosy	Rosů
dative	Rosovi	Rosům
accusative	Rosu	Rosy
vocative	Roso	Rosové
locative	Rosovi	Rosech
instrumental	Rosou	Rosy

Further reading

• “Rosa”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Danish

Proper noun

Rosa

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin rosa (“rose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrosɑ/, [ˈro̞s̠ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -osɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): Ro‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa

1. a female given name

Declension

Inflection of Rosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		Rosa	Rosat
genitive		Rosan	Rosien
partitive		Rosaa	Rosia
illative		Rosaan	Rosiin
		singular	plural
nominative		Rosa	Rosat
accusative	nom.	Rosa	Rosat
	gen.	Rosan
genitive		Rosan	Rosien Rosain rare
partitive		Rosaa	Rosia
inessive		Rosassa	Rosissa
elative		Rosasta	Rosista
illative		Rosaan	Rosiin
adessive		Rosalla	Rosilla
ablative		Rosalta	Rosilta
allative		Rosalle	Rosille
essive		Rosana	Rosina
translative		Rosaksi	Rosiksi
abessive		Rosatta	Rositta
instructive		—	Rosin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rosa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rosani Rosani accusative nom. Rosani Rosani gen. Rosani genitive Rosani Rosieni Rosaini rare partitive Rosaani Rosiani inessive Rosassani Rosissani elative Rosastani Rosistani illative Rosaani Rosiini adessive Rosallani Rosillani ablative Rosaltani Rosiltani allative Rosalleni Rosilleni essive Rosanani Rosinani translative Rosakseni Rosikseni abessive Rosattani Rosittani instructive — — comitative — Rosineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Rosasi Rosasi accusative nom. Rosasi Rosasi gen. Rosasi genitive Rosasi Rosiesi Rosaisi rare partitive Rosaasi Rosiasi inessive Rosassasi Rosissasi elative Rosastasi Rosistasi illative Rosaasi Rosiisi adessive Rosallasi Rosillasi ablative Rosaltasi Rosiltasi allative Rosallesi Rosillesi essive Rosanasi Rosinasi translative Rosaksesi Rosiksesi abessive Rosattasi Rosittasi instructive — — comitative — Rosinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rosamme Rosamme accusative nom. Rosamme Rosamme gen. Rosamme genitive Rosamme Rosiemme Rosaimme rare partitive Rosaamme Rosiamme inessive Rosassamme Rosissamme elative Rosastamme Rosistamme illative Rosaamme Rosiimme adessive Rosallamme Rosillamme ablative Rosaltamme Rosiltamme allative Rosallemme Rosillemme essive Rosanamme Rosinamme translative Rosaksemme Rosiksemme abessive Rosattamme Rosittamme instructive — — comitative — Rosinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Rosanne Rosanne accusative nom. Rosanne Rosanne gen. Rosanne genitive Rosanne Rosienne Rosainne rare partitive Rosaanne Rosianne inessive Rosassanne Rosissanne elative Rosastanne Rosistanne illative Rosaanne Rosiinne adessive Rosallanne Rosillanne ablative Rosaltanne Rosiltanne allative Rosallenne Rosillenne essive Rosananne Rosinanne translative Rosaksenne Rosiksenne abessive Rosattanne Rosittanne instructive — — comitative — Rosinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative Rosansa Rosansa accusative nom. Rosansa Rosansa gen. Rosansa genitive Rosansa Rosiensa Rosainsa rare partitive Rosaansa Rosiaan Rosiansa inessive Rosassaan Rosassansa Rosissaan Rosissansa elative Rosastaan Rosastansa Rosistaan Rosistansa illative Rosaansa Rosiinsa adessive Rosallaan Rosallansa Rosillaan Rosillansa ablative Rosaltaan Rosaltansa Rosiltaan Rosiltansa allative Rosalleen Rosallensa Rosilleen Rosillensa essive Rosanaan Rosanansa Rosinaan Rosinansa translative Rosakseen Rosaksensa Rosikseen Rosiksensa abessive Rosattaan Rosattansa Rosittaan Rosittansa instructive — — comitative — Rosineen Rosinensa

Statistics

• Rosa is the 257^th most common female given name in Finland, belonging to 2,029 female individuals (and as a middle name to 1,385 more), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

Anagrams

• oras, sora

German

Etymology

From the adjective rosa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁoːza/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ro‧sa
• Rhymes: -oːza

Noun

Rosa n (strong, genitive Rosas, plural Rosas)

1. pink (color)

Declension

Declension of Rosa [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Rosa	die	Rosas
genitive	eines	des	Rosas	der	Rosas
dative	einem	dem	Rosa	den	Rosas
accusative	ein	das	Rosa	die	Rosas

Proper noun

Rosa

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Related terms

• Rose, Rosemarie

See also

Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)

Weiß	Grau	Schwarz
Rot (Purpur)	Orange; Braun	Gelb; Creme, Ocker
Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)	Grün (Dunkelgrün)
Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)	Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)	Blau (Dunkelblau)
Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)	Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)	Rosa; Pink

References

• “Rosa” in Duden online
• “Rosa” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Irish

Etymology

From ros (“headland”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster, Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠɔsˠə/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠʌsˠə/

Proper noun

na Rosa m pl (genitive na Rosann)

1. (plural only) the Rosses (a district of County Donegal, Ireland)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.za/
• Rhymes: -ɔza
• Hyphenation: Rò‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Anagrams

• Sora, arso, orsa, raso, rasò, sarò

Polish

Etymology

From rosa (“dew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔ.sa/
• Rhymes: -ɔsa
• Syllabification: Ro‧sa
• Homophone: rosa

Proper noun

Rosa m pers

1. a male surname

Declension

Declension of Rosa

	singular	plural
nominative	Rosa	Rosowie
genitive	Rosy	Rosów
dative	Rosie	Rosom
accusative	Rosę	Rosów
instrumental	Rosą	Rosami
locative	Rosie	Rosach
vocative	Roso	Rosowie

Proper noun

Rosa f

1. a female surname

Declension

Declension of Rosa

	singular	plural
nominative	Rosa	Rosy
genitive	Rosy	Ros
dative	Rosie	Rosom
accusative	Rosę	Rosy
instrumental	Rosą	Rosami
locative	Rosie	Rosach
vocative	Roso	Rosy

Further reading

• “Rosa”, in Internetowy słownik nazwisk w Polsce [Internet dictionary of surnames in Poland], 2022

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˈhɔ.zɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˈhɔ.zɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.zɐ/ [ˈχɔ.zɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.za/ [ˈhɔ.za]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɔ.zɐ/

• Homophone: rosa
• Hyphenation: Ro‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Proper noun

Rosa m or f by sense

1. a surname from Italian

Slovak

Etymology

From rosa (“dew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɔsa]

Proper noun

Rosa m pers (female equivalent Rosová)

1. a male surname

Further reading

• “Rosa”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrosa/ [ˈro.sa]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: Ro‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa f

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Swedish

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Rosa c (genitive Rosas)

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Rose

Related terms

• Rose-Marie, Ros-Mari, Ros-Marie

Anagrams

• Orsa, osar, roas

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish Rosa.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾosa/ [ˈɾoː.sɐ]
• Rhymes: -osa
• Syllabification: Ro‧sa

Proper noun

Rosa (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜐ)

1. a female given name from Spanish

Anagrams

• saro, oras