rois

See also: ROIs, róis, and Róis

Estonian

Noun

rois

  1. inessive plural of roog

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁwɑ/, /ʁwa/
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Noun

rois m pl

  1. plural of roi

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

    From English rush.

    Noun

    rois f (genitive singular roise, nominative plural roiseanna or roiste)

    1. volley
    2. blast, burst
      Synonyms: bleaist, soinneán
    Declension
    Declension of rois (second declension)
    bare forms
    singular plural
    nominative rois roiseanna
    vocative a rois a roiseanna
    genitive roise roiseanna
    dative rois roiseanna
    forms with the definite article
    singular plural
    nominative an rois na roiseanna
    genitive na roise na roiseanna
    dative leis an rois
    don rois
    leis na roiseanna

    Etymology 2

      From Old Irish roisid (to waver, hesitate; to drag, pull).[2]

      Verb

      rois (present analytic roiseann, future analytic roisfidh, verbal noun roiseadh, past participle roiste) (ambitransitive)

      1. to ravel out, unravel
      2. to rip, rend, tear
      Conjugation
      Conjugation of rois (first conjugation – A)
      indicative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present roisim roiseann tú;
      roisir
      roiseann sé, sí roisimid; roiseann muid roiseann sibh roiseann siad;
      roisid
      a roiseann; a roiseas roistear
      past rois mé; roiseas rois tú; roisis rois sé, sí roiseamar; rois muid rois sibh; roiseabhair rois siad; roiseadar a rois roiseadh
      past habitual roisinn roisteá roiseadh sé, sí roisimis; roiseadh muid roiseadh sibh roisidís; roiseadh siad a roiseadh roistí
      singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      future roisfidh mé;
      roisfead
      roisfidh tú;
      roisfir
      roisfidh sé, sí roisfimid;
      roisfidh muid
      roisfidh sibh roisfidh siad;
      roisfid
      a roisfidh; a roisfeas roisfear
      conditional roisfinn roisfeá roisfeadh sé, sí roisfimis; roisfeadh muid roisfeadh sibh roisfidís; roisfeadh siad a roisfeadh roisfí
      subjunctive singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      present go roise mé;
      go roisead
      go roise tú;
      go roisir
      go roise sé, sí go roisimid;
      go roise muid
      go roise sibh go roise siad;
      go roisid
      go roistear
      past roisinn roisteá roiseadh sé, sí roisimis;
      roiseadh muid
      roiseadh sibh roisidís;
      roiseadh siad
      roistí
      imperative singular plural direct relative autonomous
      first second third first second third
      roisim rois roiseadh sé, sí roisimis roisigí;
      roisidh
      roisidís roistear
      past participle roiste
      verbal noun roiseadh

      archaic or dialect form
      dependent form

      Etymology 3

      See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

      Noun

      rois m sg

      1. vocative/genitive singular of ros (linseed, flaxseed)

      References

      1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 24, page 13
      2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “35489”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

      Further reading

      • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “rois; roisim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 912; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
      • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
      • de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “rois”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
      • rois”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

      Old French

      Noun

      rois m

      1. nominative singular of roi
      2. oblique plural of roi