rowan
See also: Rowan
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Scots and Northern English, at first referring to its fruits, possibly of North Germanic origin. Possibly related to Old Norse reynir, (Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn). Ultimately related to the root of red.
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈɹəʊ.ən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (Northern England, Scotland) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊ.ən/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɹaʊ.ən/, /ˈɹoʊ.ən/
- Rhymes: -əʊən, -aʊən
Noun edit
rowan (plural rowans)
- Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
- Synonyms: mountain ash, quickbeam, wicken, wicky
- 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.
- (obsolete) wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
Sorbus aucuparia
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tree or shrub of the genus Sorbus
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
rowan (plural rowans)
- Alternative form of rowen (“aftermath”)
Etymology 3 edit
Noun edit
rowan (countable and uncountable, plural rowans)
Etymology 4 edit
Noun edit
rowan (countable and uncountable, plural rowans)
- (archaic, Northern England, Scotland, Ireland) Alternative form of rown (“fish-eggs”)
See also edit
- rowan on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sorbus subg. Sorbus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Anagrams edit
Old English edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *rōaną (“to row”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
rōwan
- to row (with oars etc.)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of rōwan (strong class 7)
infinitive | rōwan | rōwenne |
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indicative mood | present tense | past tense |
first person singular | rōwe | rēow |
second person singular | rōwest | rēowe |
third person singular | rōweþ | rēow |
plural | rōwaþ | rēowon, rēon |
subjunctive | present tense | past tense |
singular | rōwe | rēowe |
plural | rōwen | rēowen |
imperative | ||
singular | rōw | |
plural | rōwaþ | |
participle | present | past |
rōwende | (ġe)rōwen |