rowan
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English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Middle English ron, rone, compare also Northern English raan-, ran. 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 the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rewdʰ-
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