rooi

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /roːi̯/

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Adjective

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

1. red

Derived terms

• rooibos

See also

Colors in Afrikaans · kleure (layout · text)

wit	grys	swart
rooi; karmosyn	oranje; bruin	geel; room
lemmetjie	groen	mentgroen
siaan; teel	asuur, hemelsblou	blou
violet; indigo	magenta; pers	pienk

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /roːi̯/

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• Rhymes: -oːi̯

Etymology 1

From rood through vocalisation 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. inflection of rooien:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Papiamentu

Alternative forms

• roi (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Spanish arroyo.

Noun

rooi

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