roer

See also: rœr and rör

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch roer, roeder, from Middle Dutch roeder, from Old Dutch *ruother, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.

Noun

roer (plural roers, diminutive roertjie)

1. A rifle, a gun.
2. A rudder.

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Asturian

Alternative forms

• royer

Etymology

From Latin rōdere, present active infinitive of rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).

Verb

roer

1. to gnaw (to bite something persistently)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Danish

Etymology 1

From ro (“to row”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːər/, [ˈʁoːˀɐ]

Noun

roer c (singular definite roeren, plural indefinite roere)

1. rower
2. oarsman, oarswoman

Declension

Declension of roer

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	roer	roeren	roere	roerne
genitive	roers	roerens	roeres	roernes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːər/, [ˈʁoːɐ]

Noun

roer c

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of roe (“beet, rutabaga, turnip”)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rur/, [ruːr]

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• Hyphenation: roer
• Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

(deprecated template usage)

From a contraction of earlier roeder, from Middle Dutch roeder, from Old Dutch *ruother, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.

Cognate with West Frisian roer, German Ruder, English rudder.

Noun

roer n (plural roeren, diminutive roertje n)

1. A boat's wheel
2. A rudder, device to steer a vessel
3. (figuratively) (used absolutely, with the definite article: het roer) control

   aan het roer staan — to have (situation, etc.) under control, to be in charge

Derived terms

• roerganger
• roerwiel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: roer
• → Russian: руль (rulʹ)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

roer n (plural roeren, diminutive roertje n)

1. (historical) light musket, matchlock gun

   Synonym: vuurroer

Derived terms

• blaasroer
• roerdrager
• vuurroer

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

roer

1. (deprecated template usage) first-person singular present indicative of roeren
2. (deprecated template usage) imperative of roeren

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese roer, from Latin rōdere, present active infinitive of rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈeɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to gnaw, to nibble, to bite
   • 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes en Romance:

     As veces ruyn gadela roy boa correa

     Sometimes a bad bitch gnaws a good leash

   • 1697, several authors, Fiestas Minervales. Santiago: Antonio Frayz, page 34:

     Dubido do que farei / Para saír desta enfeita / Maxino roer as uñas / E bourar mui ben na testa

     I'm dubious on what to do / To exit of this preparation / I imagine myself biting my nails / And ably beating my head

2. (transitive) to corrode

Derived terms

• hai que roelo (“we/you/they must endure it”, literally “(you/we) should gnaw it”)

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “roer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From ro (“verb”) +‎ -er

Noun

roer m (definite singular roeren, indefinite plural roere, definite plural roerne)

1. an oarsman, rower

Etymology 2

Verb

roer

1. (deprecated template usage) present of roe

References

• “roer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese roer, from Latin rōdere, present active infinitive of rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁweɾ/, /ʁuˈeɾ/
• IPA^(key): /ʁuˈeʁ/, /ʁoˈeʁ/
  • IPA^(key): /χuˈeχ/, /χoˈeχ/
• Hyphenation: ro‧er

Verb

1. to gnaw
   • 1917, Raul Brandão, Húmus, 2ª edição

     Ouço sempre o mesmo ruido de morte que devagar roe e persiste...

     I always hear the same slowly gnawing and persistent noise of death...

   O rato está roendo. ― The mouse is gnawing.

2. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish roer, from Latin rōdere, present active infinitive of rōdō (whence English rodent), from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈeɾ/ [roˈeɾ]

Verb

1. to gnaw
2. to pick at
3. to wear down

Derived terms

• roedor
• hueso duro de roer (“tough cookie, tough nut to crack”)

Related terms

• roso

External links

• Template:R:DRAE 2001