rowan
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Scots and Northern English, at first referring to its fruits, possibly of North Germanic origin. Possibly related to Old Norse reynir, (Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn). Ultimately related to the root of red.
Alternative forms
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.ən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (Northern England, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊ.ən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊ.ən/, /ˈɹoʊ.ən/
- Rhymes: -əʊən, -aʊən
Noun
[edit]rowan (plural rowans)
- Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- Synonyms: mountain ash, quickbeam, wicken, wicky
- Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
- (obsolete) wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]Sorbus aucuparia
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tree or shrub of the genus Sorbus
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Etymology 2
[edit]Noun
[edit]rowan (plural rowans)
- Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”)
Etymology 3
[edit]Noun
[edit]rowan (countable and uncountable, plural rowans)
Etymology 4
[edit]Noun
[edit]rowan (countable and uncountable, plural rowans)
- (archaic, Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of rown (“fish-eggs”)
See also
[edit]- rowan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sorbus subg. Sorbus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
[edit]Old English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]rōwan
- to row (with oars etc.)
Conjugation
[edit]Conjugation of rōwan (strong class 7)
infinitive | rōwan | rōwenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | rōwe | rēow |
second person singular | rōwest | rēowe |
third person singular | rōweþ | rēow |
plural | rōwaþ | rēowon, rēon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | rōwe | rēowe |
plural | rōwen | rēowen |
imperative | ||
singular | rōw | |
plural | rōwaþ | |
participle | present | past |
rōwende | (ġe)rōwen |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
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- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rewdʰ-
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- English 2-syllable words
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- en:Pome fruits
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