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Definition 2024


rooi

rooi

Afrikaans

Adjective

rooi (attributive rooie, comparative rooier, superlative rooiste)

  1. red

Derived terms


Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /roːi̯/
  • Rhymes: -oːi̯

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

rooi (comparative rooier, superlative rooist)

  1. (informal, chiefly attributive) Alternative form of rood (red)
Inflection
Inflection of rooi
uninflected rooi
inflected rooie
comparative rooier
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial rooi rooier het rooist
het rooiste
indefinite m./f. sing. rooie rooiere rooiste
n. sing. rooi rooier rooiste
plural rooie rooiere rooiste
definite rooie rooiere rooiste
partitive roois rooiers

Etymology 2

Verb

rooi

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