Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rosemaling

/ˈɹoʊzəˌmɑlɪŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ros-e-mal-ing
IPA: /ˈɹoʊzəˌmɑlɪŋ/

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Norwegian style of stylized floral decoration with scrollwork and geometric elements.

American usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Rosemaling is the most recent of the Norwegian peasant crafts."
"The recent ethnic and arts and crafts revivals are reflected directly in what has happened among the Norwegians in Minnesota. For them the movement began with rosemaling, which in Minnesota has roots going back to about 1940. No rosemaling was done in Minnesota previously on which to base the movement. It was a direct extension of a slightly earlier rosemaling revival in Wisconsin, […]"
"Among the traditions the immigrants [from Norway to the US Upper Midwest] brought with them was rosemaling, decorative painting of stylized flowers and scrolls, with occasional figures. Originally painted onto the interior walls of peasant homes in Norway, rosemaling also adorned furniture, such as the Amerika trunks the immigrants used for storing valuables over their ocean voyages to the New World."
"You've probably seen rosemåling before, even if the word is new to you. It's a style of Norwegian folk painting that features leaves, flowers, geometric patterns, and lush scrollwork. Since my family is very proud of its Norwegian heritage, and since both my mom and nana were really interested in folk painting when I was growing up, I've been surrounded by rosemåling for as long as I can remember."

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål rosemaling (“rose painting”), from rose (“rose”) + maling (“painting”) (from male (“to paint”) (cognate with Old Danish malæ (Danish male), Old Norse mála, Old Swedish mala (Swedish mala), from Middle Low German mālen (“to paint”)) + -ing (suffix used to form nouns from verbs)). The form rosemåling is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rosemåling with unadapted script.

Word Breakdown

Root: rosemaling, mālen, rosemåling

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɹoʊzəˌmɑlɪŋ/
British English: /ˈɹəʊzəˌmɑːlɪŋ/

Usage

American usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

rosemåling (alternative)

Derived Forms

rosemaled rosemaler

Questions

How do you pronounce rosemaling?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹoʊzəˌmɑlɪŋ/.
What does rosemaling mean?: A Norwegian style of stylized floral decoration with scrollwork and geometric elements.
Where does rosemaling come from?: Borrowed from Norwegian Bokmål rosemaling (“rose painting”), from rose (“rose”) + maling (“painting”) (from male (“to paint”) (cognate with Old Danish malæ (Danish male), Old Norse mála, Old Swedish mala (Swedish mala), from Middle Low German mālen (“to paint”)) + -ing (suffix used to form nouns from verbs)). The form rosemåling is borrowed from Norwegian Nynorsk rosemåling with unadapted script.

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