rowan
See also: Rowan
English
Etymology 1
Scots and Northern English, 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
Pronunciation
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- Rhymes: -əʊən, -aʊən
Noun
rowan (plural rowans)
- Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- Synonym: mountain ash
- 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.
Translations
Sorbus aucuparia
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tree or shrub of the genus Sorbus
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Etymology 2
Noun
rowan (plural rowans)
- Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”)
See also
- rowan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sorbus subg. Sorbus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”).
Pronunciation
Verb
rōwan
- to row (with oars etc.)
Conjugation
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
Descendants
Categories:
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₁rewdʰ-
- English terms derived from Scots
- English terms derived from North Germanic languages
- English terms derived from Old Norse
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Rhymes:English/əʊən/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/aʊən
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
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- Old English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Old English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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- Old English class 7 strong verbs