rois

See also: ROIs, róis, röis, and Róis

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁwɑ/, /ʁwa/

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Noun

rois m pl

1. plural of roi

Anagrams

• soir

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Irish

Etymology 1

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

Noun

rois f (genitive singular roise, nominative plural roiseanna or roiste)

1. volley
2. blast, burst

Declension

Declension of rois

Second declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative rois roisa Vocative a rois a roisa Genitive roise rois Dative rois roisa

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an rois na roisa Genitive na roise na rois Dative leis an rois don rois leis na roisa

• Alternative plural: roiste

Etymology 2

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

Verb

rois (present analytic roiseann, future analytic roisfidh, verbal noun roiseadh, past participle roiste)

1. (transitive, intransitive) ravel out, unravel
2. (transitive, intransitive) rip, rend, tear

Conjugation

conjugation of rois (first conjugation – A)

		singular			plural			relative	autonomous
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	present	roisim	roiseann tú; roisir†	roiseann sé, sí	roisimid	roiseann sibh	roiseann siad; roisid†	a roiseann; a roiseas	roistear
	past	rois mé; roiseas	rois tú; roisis	rois sé, sí	roiseamar; rois muid	rois sibh; roiseabhair	rois siad; roiseadar	a rois / ar rois*	roiseadh
	past habitual	roisinn	roisteá	roiseadh sé, sí	roisimis; roiseadh muid	roiseadh sibh	roisidís; roiseadh siad	a roiseadh / a roiseadh*	roistí
future		roisfidh mé; roisfead	roisfidh tú; roisfir†	roisfidh sé, sí	roisfimid; roisfidh muid	roisfidh sibh	roisfidh siad; roisfid†	a roisfidh; a roisfeas	roisfear
conditional		roisfinn	roisfeá	roisfeadh sé, sí	roisfimis; roisfeadh muid	roisfeadh sibh	roisfidís; roisfeadh siad	a roisfeadh / a roisfeadh*	roisfí
subjunctive	present	go roise mé; go roisead†	go roise tú; go roisir†	go roise sé, sí	go roisimid; go roise muid	go roise sibh	go roise siad; go roisid†	—	go roistear
	past	dá roisinn	dá roisteá	dá roiseadh sé, sí	dá roisimis; dá roiseadh muid	dá roiseadh sibh	dá roisidís; dá roiseadh siad	—	dá roistí
imperative		roisim	rois	roiseadh sé, sí	roisimis	roisigí; roisidh†	roisidís	—	roistear
verbal noun		roiseadh
past participle		roiste

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Etymology 3

Noun

rois m sg

1. genitive singular of ros (“linseed, flaxseed”)

a rois m sg

1. vocative singular of ros (“linseed, flaxseed”)

an rois m pl

1. definite genitive singular of ros (“linseed, flaxseed”)

Mutation

Irish mutation
Radical	Lenition	Eclipsis
rois	not applicable	not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rois”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “rois”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024

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Old French

Noun

rois m

1. nominative singular of roi

   circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:

   Li rois respont: "N'est pas mançonge"

   The king replied "this is no lie"

2. oblique plural of roi