rooi

Etymology edit

From Dutch rood, of which the inflected form is rooie in Northern Dutch (in particular Hollandic) colloquial speech. Further from Middle Dutch rôot, from Old Dutch rōd, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós, from the root *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /roːi̯/

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Adjective edit

rooi (attributive rooi or rooie, comparative rooier, superlative rooiste)

1. red

Derived terms edit

• rooibos

See also edit

Pronunciation edit

• IPA^(key): /roːi̯/

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• Rhymes: -oːi̯

Etymology 1 edit

From rood through vocalisation of intervocalic -d- (in inflected forms).

Adjective edit

rooi (comparative rooier, superlative rooist)

1. (informal, chiefly attributive) Alternative form of rood (“red”)

Inflection edit

Etymology 2 edit

Verb edit

rooi

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

Alternative forms edit

• roi (alternative spelling)

Etymology edit

From Spanish arroyo.

Noun edit

rooi

1. creek; A dry creek, that fills with water after rainfall.
2. gulch