Complete Definition of "Ross"

see|ross
English

Pronunciation
rhymes|�s

Proper noun
en-proper noun

  1. An English and Scottish habitational surname derived from any of several places of that name, from Gaelic ros "headland".
  2. given name|male, transferred use of the surname since early nineteenth century.

See also
Ross Island

Category:Scottish surnames


German

Etymology
From the OHG.|de ros.

Alternative spellings
Ro� (dated)

Noun
Ross n (plural Rösser or Rosse)

  1. steed (horse).

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#:... Dort seh� ich Grane, mein selig Ross: \ wie weidet er munter der mit mir schlief! \ Mit mir hat ihn Siegfried erweckt. � Richard Wagner, Seigfried, Dritter Aufzug, Dritte Szene.
#::I see Grane there, my trusty steed: \ how happily he grazes, he who was asleep like me! \ Siegfried woke him along with me. � Richard Wagner, Seigfried, Act 3, Scene 3.

Category:German nouns
Category:de:Horses

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