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)

1. to row, to propel a vessel with oars
2. to sail out to fish
3. 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, 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

Etymology 2

Verb

róa (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative róaði, supine róað)

1. (transitive, takes the accusative) to soothe, to calm

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Derived terms

• róandi
• róandi lyf

Anagrams

• óra

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

Verb

róa

1. 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