roie

See also: roie-

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic [Term?]. Cognate to Votic roittu (trash), Ingrian roitto (trash) and Livvi roitto (guts, innard, insides of a dead animal).

Noun

roie (genitive roide, partitive roiet)

  1. (anatomy) rib

Declension

Synonyms

  • ribi (somewhat colloquial)

Manx

Etymology

From Old Irish reithid, from Proto-Celtic *reteti, from Proto-Indo-European *Hret-.

Verb

roie (past participle roit)

  1. to run, race, scurry, bolt, dart
  2. to run (metaphor)
    • Ta ny sleityn roie shiar as sheear.
      • The mountains run from east to west.
  3. to burst
  4. to flow
    • Ta'n awin roie stiagh 'sy logh.
      • The river empties into the lake.
  5. to slip
  6. to smuggle

Derived terms

Noun

roie m (genitive singular roie, plural roiaghyn)

  1. verbal noun of roie
  2. running, sprinting, charging (as animals, humans), flying
  3. (military) full retreat
  4. smuggling
  5. flowing

Noun

roie m (genitive singular roie, plural roieyn)

  1. verbal noun of roie
  2. run

Adjective

roie

  1. shooting (as pain)
  2. cursive
  3. draught (ale)
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