rois

See also: ROIs, róis, and Róis

Estonian

Noun

rois

  1. inessive plural of roog

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁwɑ/, /ʁwa/
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Noun

rois m pl

  1. plural of roi

Anagrams

Irish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From English rush.

Noun

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

  1. volley
  2. blast, burst
    Synonyms: bleaist, soinneán
Declension
Declension of rois (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative rois roiseanna
vocative a rois a roiseanna
genitive roise roiseanna
dative rois roiseanna
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an rois na roiseanna
genitive na roise na roiseanna
dative leis an rois
don rois 		leis na roiseanna

Etymology 2

From Old Irish roisid (“to waver, hesitate; to drag, pull”).[2]

Verb

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

  1. to ravel out, unravel
  2. to rip, rend, tear
Conjugation
conjugation of rois (first conjugation – A)
verbal noun roiseadh
past participle roiste
tense 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

* indirect relative
† archaic or dialect form

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rois m sg

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

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 24, page 13
  2. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “35489”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

  • Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “rois; roisim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 912; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
  • 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, 2013–2025

Old French

Noun

rois m

  1. nominative singular of roi
  2. oblique plural of roi
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