roeien

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch roeyen, from Old Dutch *ruoien, from Proto-Germanic *rōaną, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.iə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: roe‧ien
  • Rhymes: -ui̯ən

Verb

roeien

  1. to row (with oars)

Conjugation

Conjugation of roeien (weak)
infinitive roeien
past singular roeide
past participle geroeid
infinitive roeien
gerund roeien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular roei roeide
2nd person sing. (jij) roeit, roei2 roeide
2nd person sing. (u) roeit roeide
2nd person sing. (gij) roeit roeide
3rd person singular roeit roeide
plural roeien roeiden
subjunctive sing.1 roeie roeide
subjunctive plur.1 roeien roeiden
imperative sing. roei
imperative plur.1 roeit
participles roeiend geroeid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: roei
  • Negerhollands: roei
    • → Virgin Islands Creole: rui (dated)
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