roer

See also: rœr and rör

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch roer, roeder, from Middle Dutch roeder, from Old Dutch *ruother, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.

Noun

roer (plural roers, diminutive roertjie)

1. A rifle, a gun.
2. A rudder.

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Asturian

Alternative forms

• royer

Etymology

From Latin rōdere, present active infinitive of rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).

Verb

roer

1. to gnaw (to bite something persistently)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Danish

Etymology 1

From ro (“to row”) +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːər/, [ˈʁoːˀɐ]

Noun

roer c (singular definite roeren, plural indefinite roere)

1. rower
2. oarsman, oarswoman

Declension

Declension of roer

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	roer	roeren	roere	roerne
genitive	roers	roerens	roeres	roernes

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːər/, [ˈʁoːɐ]

Noun

roer c

1. indefinite plural of roe (“beet, rutabaga, turnip”)

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Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rur/, [ruːr]

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• Hyphenation: roer
• Rhymes: -ur

Etymology 1

From a contraction of earlier roeder, from Middle Dutch roeder, from Old Dutch *ruother, from Proto-Germanic *rōþrą.

Cognate with West Frisian roer, German Ruder, English rudder.

Noun

roer n (plural roeren, diminutive roertje n)

1. A boat's wheel
2. A rudder, device to steer a vessel
3. (figuratively) (used absolutely, with the definite article: het roer) control

   aan het roer staan — to have (situation, etc.) under control, to be in charge

Derived terms

• roerganger
• roerwiel

Descendants

• Afrikaans: roer
• → Russian: руль (rulʹ)

Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

roer n (plural roeren, diminutive roertje n)

1. (historical) light musket, matchlock gun

   Synonym: vuurroer

Derived terms

• blaasroer
• roerdrager
• vuurroer

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

roer

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

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese roer, from Latin rōdere, present active infinitive of rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈeɾ/

Verb

roer (first-person singular present roio, first-person singular preterite roín, past participle roído)

1. (transitive) to gnaw, to nibble, to bite
   • 1555, Hernán Núñez, Refranes en Romance:

     As veces ruyn gadela roy boa correa

     Sometimes a bad bitch gnaws a good leash

   • 1697, several authors, Fiestas Minervales. Santiago: Antonio Frayz, page 34:

     Dubido do que farei / Para saír desta enfeita / Maxino roer as uñas / E bourar mui ben na testa

     I'm dubious on what to do / To exit of this preparation / I imagine myself biting my nails / And ably beating my head

2. (transitive) to corrode

Conjugation

    Conjugation of roer

infinitive			roer
gerund			roendo
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		roído		roídos
		feminine		roída		roídas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	roio	roes	roe	roemos	roedes	roen
	imperfect	roía	roías	roía	roïamos	roïades	roían
	preterite	roín	roíches	roeu	roemos	roestes	roeron
	pluperfect	roera	roeras	roera	roeramos	roerades	roeran
	future	roerei	roerás	roerá	roeremos	roeredes	roerán
	conditional	roería	roerías	roería	roeriamos	roeriades	roerían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	roia	roias	roia	roiamos	roiades	roian
	preterite	roese	roeses	roese	roésemos	roésedes	roesen
	future	roer	roeres	roer	roermos	roerdes	roeren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	roe	roa	roamos	roede	roan
	negative	-	roias	roia	roiamos	roiades	roian
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		roer	roeres	roer	roermos	roerdes	roeren

Derived terms

• hai que roelo (“we/you/they must endure it”, literally “(you/we) should gnaw it”)

References

• “roer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “roer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “roer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “roer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

From ro (“verb”) +‎ -er

Noun

roer m (definite singular roeren, indefinite plural roere, definite plural roerne)

1. an oarsman, rower

Etymology 2

Verb

roer

1. present of roe

References

• “roer” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese roer, from Latin rōdere, present active infinitive of rōdō, from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁweɾ/, /ʁuˈeɾ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈeʁ/, /ʁoˈeʁ/
  • (Carioca) IPA^(key): /χuˈeχ/, /χoˈeχ/
  • (Paraense) IPA^(key): /χuˈeχ/, /χuˈe/, /χoˈeχ/, /χoˈe/
• Hyphenation: ro‧er

Verb

roer (first-person singular present indicative roo, past participle roído)

1. to gnaw
   • 1917, Raul Brandão, Húmus, 2ª edição

     Ouço sempre o mesmo ruido de morte que devagar roe e persiste...

     I always hear the same slowly gnawing and persistent noise of death...

   O rato está roendo. ― The mouse is gnawing.

2. first-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of roer
3. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) personal infinitive of roer
4. first-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of roer
5. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) future subjunctive of roer

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -er verb roer

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -er group. An obsolete treatment is to add a circumflex in one conjugated form. An acute accent is added to few conjugated forms. Verbs with this conjugation include: doer, moer, roer.
	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	roer
Personal	roer	roeres	roer	roermos	roerdes	roerem
Gerund
	roendo
Past participle
Masculine	roído			roídos
Feminine	roída			roídas
Indicative
Present	roo Obsolete: rôo	róis	rói	roemos	roeis	roem
Imperfect	roía	roías	roía	roíamos	roíeis	roíam
Preterite	roí	roeste	roeu	roemos	roestes	roeram
Pluperfect	roera	roeras	roera	roêramos	roêreis	roeram
Future	roerei	roerás	roerá	roeremos	roereis	roerão
Conditional
	roeria	roerias	roeria	roeríamos	roeríeis	roeriam
Subjunctive
Present	roa	roas	roa	roamos	roais	roam
Imperfect	roesse	roesses	roesse	roêssemos	roêsseis	roessem
Future	roer	roeres	roer	roermos	roerdes	roerem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	rói	roa	roamos	roei	roam
Negative (não)	-	roas	roa	roamos	roais	roam

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish roer, from Latin rōdere, present active infinitive of rōdō (whence English rodent), from Proto-Indo-European *rōd-, contracted o-grade form of *reh₁d- (“to gnaw, scrape, scratch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roˈeɾ/

Verb

roer (first-person singular present roo, first-person singular preterite roí, past participle roído)

1. to gnaw
2. to pick at
3. to wear down

Conjugation

    Conjugation of roer (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			roer
gerund			royendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		roído		roída
		plural		roídos		roídas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	roo, roigo, royo	roestú roésvos	roe	roemos	roéis	roen
	imperfect	roía	roías	roía	roíamos	roíais	roían
	preterite	roí	roíste	royó	roímos	roísteis	royeron
	future	roeré	roerás	roerá	roeremos	roeréis	roerán
	conditional	roería	roerías	roería	roeríamos	roeríais	roerían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	roa, roiga, roya	roas, roigas, royas	roa, roiga, roya	roamos, roigamos, royamos	roáis, roigáis, royáis	roan, roigan, royan
	imperfect (ra)	royera	royeras	royera	royéramos	royerais	royeran
	imperfect (se)	royese	royeses	royese	royésemos	royeseis	royesen
	future1	royere	royeres	royere	royéremos	royereis	royeren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		roetú roévos	roa, roiga, roya	roamos, roigamos, royamos	roed	roan, roigan, royan
	negative		no roas, roigas, royas	no roa, roiga, roya	no roamos, roigamos, royamos	no roáis, roigáis, royáis	no roan, roigan, royan

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -er (conjugation roer)

    Selected combined forms of roer^{edit data}

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive roer
	dative	roerme	roerte	roerle, roerse	roernos	roeros	roerles, roerse
	accusative	roerme	roerte	roerlo, roerla, roerse	roernos	roeros	roerlos, roerlas, roerse
with gerund royendo
	dative	royéndome	royéndote	royéndole, royéndose	royéndonos	royéndoos	royéndoles, royéndose
	accusative	royéndome	royéndote	royéndolo, royéndola, royéndose	royéndonos	royéndoos	royéndolos, royéndolas, royéndose
with informal second-person singular imperative roe
	dative	róeme	róete	róele	róenos	not used	róeles
	accusative	róeme	róete	róelo, róela	róenos	not used	róelos, róelas
with formal second-person singular imperative roa, roiga, roya
	dative	róame, róigame, róyame	not used	róale, róase, róigale, róigase, róyale, róyase	róanos, róiganos, róyanos	not used	róales, róigales, róyales
	accusative	róame, róigame, róyame	not used	róalo, róala, róase, róigalo, róigala, róigase, róyalo, róyala, róyase	róanos, róiganos, róyanos	not used	róalos, róalas, róigalos, róigalas, róyalos, róyalas
with first-person plural imperative roamos, roigamos, royamos
	dative	not used	roámoste, roigámoste, royámoste	roámosle, roigámosle, royámosle	roámonos, roigámonos, royámonos	roámoos, roigámoos, royámoos	roámosles, roigámosles, royámosles
	accusative	not used	roámoste, roigámoste, royámoste	roámoslo, roámosla, roigámoslo, roigámosla, royámoslo, royámosla	roámonos, roigámonos, royámonos	roámoos, roigámoos, royámoos	roámoslos, roámoslas, roigámoslos, roigámoslas, royámoslos, royámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative roed
	dative	roedme	not used	roedle	roednos	roeos	roedles
	accusative	roedme	not used	roedlo, roedla	roednos	roeos	roedlos, roedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative roan, roigan, royan
	dative	róanme, róiganme, róyanme	not used	róanle, róiganle, róyanle	róannos, róigannos, róyannos	not used	róanles, róanse, róiganles, róiganse, róyanles, róyanse
	accusative	róanme, róiganme, róyanme	not used	róanlo, róanla, róiganlo, róiganla, róyanlo, róyanla	róannos, róigannos, róyannos	not used	róanlos, róanlas, róanse, róiganlos, róiganlas, róiganse, róyanlos, róyanlas, róyanse

Derived terms

• roedor
• hueso duro de roer (“tough cookie, tough nut to crack”)

Related terms

• roso

Further reading

• “roer” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.