rowan
See also: Rowan
English
Etymology 1
From Northern English or Scottish, of Old Norse origin: compare reynir; compare Norwegian rogn, Danish røn. Ultimately related to the root of red.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹaʊən/
- (Northern England), (Scotland) IPA(key): /ɹaʊən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ɹaʊən/
- Rhymes: -aʊən
Noun
rowan (plural rowans)
- Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- 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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See also
rowan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Sorbus subg. Sorbus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Old English
Alternative forms
- rōƿan
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁- (“to row”). Akin to Old Frisian *rōia (West Frisian roeie), Middle Dutch royen (Dutch roeien), Old Norse róa (Danish and Swedish ro).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈroːwɑn/
Conjugation
Conjugation of rōwan (strong class 7)
infinitive | rōwan | tō rōwenne |
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indicative | present | past |
1st-person singular | rōwe | rēow |
2nd-person singular | rēwst | rēowe |
3rd-person singular | rēwþ | rēow |
plural | rōwaþ | rēowon |
subjunctive | present | past |
singular | rōwe | rēowe |
plural | rōwen | rēowen |
imperative | ||
singular | rōw(e) | |
plural | rōwaþ | |
participle | present | past |
rōwende | (ġe)rōwen |
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