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)
- to row, to propel a vessel with oars
- to sail out to fish
- to rock backwards and forwards
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”).
- As with the other ri-verbs, the past tense reri was originally pronounced with an e sound but is today pronounced with a é sound. There are therefore two spelling variants used: reri and réri. The Icelandic Ministry of Education considers both variants to be equally correct,[1] but many speakers consider the original reri spelling to be the more correct one.
Synonyms
- (row): knýja árum
- (sail out to fish): róa til fiskjar
- (rock backwards and forwards): rugga
Derived terms
Derived terms
- láta róa
- róa að öllum árum
- róa fram í gráðið
- róa í
- róa til fiskjar
Verb
róa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative róaði, supine róað)
- (transitive, takes the accusative) to soothe, to calm
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Derived terms
- róandi
- róandi lyf
References
- Icelandic Ministry of Education - Announcements regarding orthography from 2016 and 2018, section 3.5.5
Anagrams
- óra
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.
Verb
róa
- 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 | rǿ | rera, røra |
| 2nd-person singular | rǿr | rerir, rørir |
| 3rd-person singular | rǿr | 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 | rǿsk | rerisk, rørisk |
| 3rd-person singular | rǿsk | 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
- Icelandic: róa
- Faroese: rógva
- Norwegian: ro
- Old Swedish: rōa
- Swedish: ro
- Danish: ro