rakas

== Finnish == === Etymology === From Proto-Finnic *rak'as (compare Karelian rakas (“willing, eager, kind, dear”)), probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *frakaz (“greedy, lustful”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrɑkɑs/, [ˈrɑ̝kɑ̝s̠] Rhymes: -ɑkɑs Syllabification(key): ra‧kas Hyphenation(key): ra‧kas === Adjective === rakas (comparative rakkaampi, superlative rakkain or rakkahin) dear, beloved, cherished Synonyms: (literary, poetic) armas, lemmitty Olet minulle rakas. ― You are dear to me. Nämä olivat minun rakkaimmat leluni, kun olin lapsi. ― These were my most beloved toys when I was a child. (dialectal, rare) eager, willing, greedy ==== Declension ==== === Noun === rakas darling, sweetheart, love Synonyms: see Thesaurus:kultanen rakkaani ― my sweetheart Rakas, tulisitko tänne? ― Dear, could you come here? ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004), Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN === Further reading === “rakas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023 === Anagrams === Arska, askar, raksa, sarka == Swedish == === Noun === rakas indefinite genitive singular of raka === Verb === rakas passive infinitive of raka present passive of raka === Anagrams === Skara, askar, kasar, raska, sakar, skara