róa

See also: roa, ROA, Róa, and ro'a

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ouːa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse róa, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

Verb

róa (ri-verb, third-person singular past indicative reri or réri, supine róið)

1. to row, to propel a vessel with oarsTemplate:jump
2. to sail out to fishTemplate:jump
3. to rock backwards and forwardsTemplate:jump

Usage notes

• One of the four ri-verbs in Icelandic, the other being núa (“to rub, massage; to wipe”), snúa (“to turn”) and gróa (“to grow; to heal”).
• Even though some forms that include the letter e are pronounced as having an é, the e-spelling is thought to be correct by the Icelandic ministry of education. The preferred spelling of the first person singular past tense indicative form of the word róa would thus be reri (“I rowed”) instead of réri (“I rowed”), although both forms are used.

Synonyms

• Template:jump knýja árum
• Template:jump róa til fiskjar
• Template:jump rugga

Derived terms

Derived terms

• láta róa
• róa að öllum árum
• róa fram í gráðið

• róa í
• róa til fiskjar

Etymology 2

Verb

róa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative róaði, supine róað)

1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to sooth, to calm

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• róandi
• róandi lyf

Anagrams

• óra

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Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

Verb

róa

1. to row

Conjugation

Conjugation of róa — active (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)

infinitive	róa
present participle	róandi
past participle	róinn
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	rœ	rera, røra
2nd-person singular	rœr	rerir, rørir
3rd-person singular	rœr	reri, røri
1st-person plural	róm	rerum, rørum
2nd-person plural	róið	reruð, røruð
3rd-person plural	róa	reru, røru
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	róa	rera, røra
2nd-person singular	róir	rerir, rørir
3rd-person singular	rói	reri, røri
1st-person plural	róim	rerim, rørim
2nd-person plural	róið	rerið, rørið
3rd-person plural	rói	reri, røri
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	ró
1st-person plural	róm
2nd-person plural	róið

Conjugation of róa — mediopassive (strong class 7, weak inflection in past tense)

infinitive	róask
present participle	róandisk
past participle	róizk
indicative	present	past
1st-person singular	rómk	rerumk, rørumk
2nd-person singular	rœsk	rerisk, rørisk
3rd-person singular	rœsk	rerisk, rørisk
1st-person plural	rómsk	rerumsk, rørumsk
2nd-person plural	róizk	reruzk, røruzk
3rd-person plural	róask	rerusk, rørusk
subjunctive	present	past
1st-person singular	rómk	rerumk, rørumk
2nd-person singular	róisk	rerisk, rørisk
3rd-person singular	róisk	rerisk, rørisk
1st-person plural	róimsk	rerimsk, rørimsk
2nd-person plural	róizk	rerizk, rørizk
3rd-person plural	róisk	rerisk, rørisk
imperative	present
2nd-person singular	rósk
1st-person plural	rómsk
2nd-person plural	róizk

Descendants

• Danish: ro
• Faroese: rógva
• Old Swedish: rōa
  • Swedish: ro