LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · feminine

rossa

*rossa f

Meaning

  1. Proto Gallo Romancefemininereconstructionbad horse, nag

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominative/ˈrɔsa//ˈrɔsas/

Origins

Borrowed from Frankish *hross (“horse”) or Lombardic *hross.

Descendants
  • Catalanrossa
  • Frenchrossefrom Old French *rosse
  • Occitanròssafrom Old Occitan rossa
  • Franco-Provençalrôssa
  • Franco-Provençalrôcha
  • Franco-Provençalroutha
  • Lombardrózza
  • Lombardroz
  • Normanrossefrom Old French *rosse

Quick answers

What does rossa mean in Latin?
rossa, a noun, means “bad horse, nag”.