rooi

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch rood, of which the inflected form is rooie in colloquial or dialectal speech.

Adjective

rooi (attributive rooie, comparative rooier, superlative rooiste)

1. red

Derived terms

• rooibos

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːi̯

Etymology 1

From rooi (“red”), a colloquial or dialectal form of rood (“red”).

Adjective

rooi (comparative rooier, superlative rooist)

1. (informal) red

Etymology 2

Verb

rooi

1. first-person singular present indicative of rooien
2. imperative of rooien