# Rasa
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly akin to Raasakka.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɑsɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝s̠ɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑsɑ
* Hyphenation: Ra‧sa

### Proper noun

Rasa
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Rasa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rasani
Rasani
accusative
nom.
Rasani
Rasani
gen.
Rasani
genitive
Rasani
Rasojeni Rasaini $^{rare}$
partitive
Rasaani
Rasojani
inessive
Rasassani
Rasoissani
elative
Rasastani
Rasoistani
illative
Rasaani
Rasoihini
adessive
Rasallani
Rasoillani
ablative
Rasaltani
Rasoiltani
allative
Rasalleni
Rasoilleni
essive
Rasanani
Rasoinani
translative
Rasakseni
Rasoikseni
abessive
Rasattani
Rasoittani
instructive
comitative
—Rasoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rasasi
Rasasi
accusative
nom.
Rasasi
Rasasi
gen.
Rasasi
genitive
Rasasi
Rasojesi Rasaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
Rasaasi
Rasojasi
inessive
Rasassasi
Rasoissasi
elative
Rasastasi
Rasoistasi
illative
Rasaasi
Rasoihisi
adessive
Rasallasi
Rasoillasi
ablative
Rasaltasi
Rasoiltasi
allative
Rasallesi
Rasoillesi
essive
Rasanasi
Rasoinasi
translative
Rasaksesi
Rasoiksesi
abessive
Rasattasi
Rasoittasi
instructive
comitative
—Rasoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rasamme
Rasamme
accusative
nom.
Rasamme
Rasamme
gen.
Rasamme
genitive
Rasamme
Rasojemme Rasaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
Rasaamme
Rasojamme
inessive
Rasassamme
Rasoissamme
elative
Rasastamme
Rasoistamme
illative
Rasaamme
Rasoihimme
adessive
Rasallamme
Rasoillamme
ablative
Rasaltamme
Rasoiltamme
allative
Rasallemme
Rasoillemme
essive
Rasanamme
Rasoinamme
translative
Rasaksemme
Rasoiksemme
abessive
Rasattamme
Rasoittamme
instructive
comitative
—Rasoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rasanne
Rasanne
accusative
nom.
Rasanne
Rasanne
gen.
Rasanne
genitive
Rasanne
Rasojenne Rasainne $^{rare}$
partitive
Rasaanne
Rasojanne
inessive
Rasassanne
Rasoissanne
elative
Rasastanne
Rasoistanne
illative
Rasaanne
Rasoihinne
adessive
Rasallanne
Rasoillanne
ablative
Rasaltanne
Rasoiltanne
allative
Rasallenne
Rasoillenne
essive
Rasananne
Rasoinanne
translative
Rasaksenne
Rasoiksenne
abessive
Rasattanne
Rasoittanne
instructive
comitative
—Rasoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Rasansa
Rasansa
accusative
nom.
Rasansa
Rasansa
gen.
Rasansa
genitive
Rasansa
Rasojensa Rasainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
Rasaansa
Rasojaan Rasojansa
inessive
Rasassaan Rasassansa
Rasoissaan Rasoissansa
elative
Rasastaan Rasastansa
Rasoistaan Rasoistansa
illative
Rasaansa
Rasoihinsa
adessive
Rasallaan Rasallansa
Rasoillaan Rasoillansa
ablative
Rasaltaan Rasaltansa
Rasoiltaan Rasoiltansa
allative
Rasalleen Rasallensa
Rasoilleen Rasoillensa
essive
Rasanaan Rasanansa
Rasoinaan Rasoinansa
translative
Rasakseen Rasaksensa
Rasoikseen Rasoiksensa
abessive
Rasattaan Rasattansa
Rasoittaan Rasoittansa
instructive
comitative
—Rasoineen Rasoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* Rasanen

#### Statistics

* Rasa is the 3999th (tied with 16 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 188 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

### References

* ↑ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN

## Latvian
### Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians in the end of the 19th century. From rasa (“dew”).

### Proper noun

Rasa f
* a female given name

### References

* Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
* Population Register of Latvia: Rasa was the only given name of 424 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

## Lithuanian
### Proper noun

Rasa f
* a female given name

## Romanian
### Etymology

From rasa, definite feminine form of ras (“cleared”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Proper noun

Rasa f
* A village in Grădiștea, Călărași, Romania