rooien

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roːi̯ə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯ən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch rōden, from Proto-Germanic *rudōną. Cognate with German roden, (aus)rotten.

Verb

rooien

  1. to dig, dig up, excavate
  2. to clear (especially of trees)
  3. to manage, cope
Conjugation
Conjugation of rooien (weak)
infinitive rooien
past singular rooide
past participle gerooid
infinitive rooien
gerund rooien n
present tense past tense
1st person singular rooi rooide
2nd person sing. (jij) rooit, rooi2 rooide
2nd person sing. (u) rooit rooide
2nd person sing. (gij) rooit rooide
3rd person singular rooit rooide
plural rooien rooiden
subjunctive sing.1 rooie rooide
subjunctive plur.1 rooien rooiden
imperative sing. rooi
imperative plur.1 rooit
participles rooiend gerooid
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
See also

Etymology 2

From French rôder, from Old Occitan rodar, from Latin rotare.

Verb

rooien

  1. to wander

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rooien

  1. plural of rooie
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