røn

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ron"

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rœn/, [ʁɶn]

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reynir (“rowan”), related to rauðr (“red”). Compare Norwegian Bokmål rogn and Swedish rönn.

Noun

røn c (singular definite rønnen, plural indefinite rønne or røn)

1. rowan (Sorbus)

Inflection

Declension of røn

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	røn	rønnen	rønne røn	rønnene
genitive	røns	rønnens	rønnes røns	rønnenes

Synonyms

• rønnebærtræ

Further reading

• røn on the Danish Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^da

Etymology 2

From Old Norse hraun (“rocky ground, solidified lava”). Compare Icelandic hraun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʁɶnə]

Noun

røn c (singular definite rønnen, plural indefinite rønner)

1. (archaic) islet, small island or a piece of land lying in shallow water, covered with (large) stones, often only dry at low tide.

Declension

Declension of røn

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	røn	rønnen	rønner	rønnerne
genitive	røns	rønnens	rønners	rønnernes