råd
Danish
    
    
Etymology 1
    
Continuing Old Danish rath, from Old Norse ráð n, from Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᛞᚨ n (*rada), either from *ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ m (*radaʀ) or from Proto-Germanic *rēdą n, from *rēdaz m. Cognate with Old English rǣd m (whence archaic English rede), Middle Low German rât (whence German Low German Raad), and Old High German rāt (whence German Rat m).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]
 
Declension
    
Derived terms
    
- råd² c
 - rigsråd n
 
Etymology 2
    
A reanalysis occurring during the Middle Danish period of råd¹ n pl as a common singular noun (compare the definite plural of the etymon with the definite singular of the derivation).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]
 
Declension
    
Derived terms
    
- rigsråd c
 
Etymology 3
    
From Old Norse rot, from Proto-Germanic *rutą. Related to Danish rådden (“rotten”) and rådne (“to rot”).
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈʁʌð]
 
Declension
    
| neuter gender  | 
Singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | råd | råddet | 
| genitive | råds | råddets | 
Etymology 4
    
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): [ˈʁɔˀð], [ˈʁɔðˀ]
 
Further reading
    
- “råd1” in Den Danske Ordbog
 - “råd2” in Den Danske Ordbog
 - “Raad,1”, “Raad,2”, “Raad,3” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog
 
Norwegian Bokmål
    
    
Derived terms
    
Norwegian Nynorsk
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /roː/, /roːd/
 
Derived terms
    
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /roːd/
 
Noun
    
råd m (definite singular råden, indefinite plural rådar, definite plural rådane)
- a councillor (member of a council)
 
Derived terms
    
- riksråd
 
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /roː/
 
Derived terms
    
- ha råd til
 
Etymology 4
    
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /roː/
 
References
    
- “råd” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
 
Swedish
    
    Pronunciation
    
- IPA(key): /roːd/
 audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːd
 
Etymology 1
    
From Old Norse ráð, from Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange”).
Noun
    
råd n
- a piece of advice, counsel
- Hon gav mig ett råd
- She gave me a piece of advice
 
 - Hon gav mig råd
- She gave me advice
 
 
 - (in "ha råd") enough money (to buy something)
- Jag har inte råd att köpa den smaskiga hamburgaren
- I can't afford to buy the yummy hamburger
 
 
 - (in "ha råd", figuratively) enough of some other value
- en chans du inte har råd att missa
- an opportunity you can't afford to miss
 
 
 - a suitable way to solve a problem
- finna på råd
- find a way to solve a problem
 
 - kommer tid, kommer råd
- solutions to problems emerge in time (idiomatic)
 
 
 - a council, a committee, an advisory board, a group of advisors
 - a member of a council
 
Declension
    
| Declension of råd | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | råd | rådet | råd | råden | 
| Genitive | råds | rådets | råds | rådens | 
Derived terms
    
Related terms
    
Descendants
    
- → Finnish: roti
 
See also
    
References
    
Etymology 2
    
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.