rois

See also: ROIs, róis, röis, and Róis

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁwɑ/, /ʁwa/
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Noun

rois m pl

  1. plural of roi

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology 1

Noun

rois f (genitive singular roise, nominative plural roiseanna or roiste)

  1. volley
  2. blast, burst
Declension
Declension of rois

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rois roisa
Vocative a rois a roisa
Genitive roise rois
Dative rois roisa

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an rois na roisa
Genitive na roise na rois
Dative leis an rois

don rois

 leis na roisa

Etymology 2

Verb

rois (present analytic roiseann, future analytic roisfidh, verbal noun roiseadh, past participle roiste)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) ravel out, unravel
  2. (transitive, intransitive) rip, rend, tear
Conjugation
First Conjugation (A)
singular plural relative autonomous
first second third first second third
indicative present roisim roiseann tú;
roisir†		 roiseann sé, sí roisimid roiseann sibh roiseann siad;
roisid†		 a roiseann; a roiseas roistear
past rois mé; roiseas rois tú; roisis rois sé, sí roiseamar; rois muid rois sibh; roiseabhair rois siad; roiseadar a rois /
ar rois*		 roiseadh
past habitual roisinn roisteá roiseadh sé, sí roisimis; roiseadh muid roiseadh sibh roisidís; roiseadh siad a roiseadh /
ar roiseadh*		 roistí
future roisfidh mé;
roisfead		 roisfidh tú;
roisfir†		 roisfidh sé, sí roisfimid;
roisfidh muid		 roisfidh sibh roisfidh siad;
roisfid†		 a roisfidh; a roisfeas roisfear
conditional roisfinn roisfeá roisfeadh sé, sí roisfimis; roisfeadh muid roisfeadh sibh roisfidís; roisfeadh siad a roisfeadh /
ar roisfeadh*		 roisfí
subjunctive present go roise mé;
go roisead†		 go roise tú;
go roisir†		 go roise sé, sí go roisimid;
go roise muid		 go roise sibh go roise siad;
go roisid†		 — go roistear
past dá roisinn dá roisteá dá roiseadh sé, sí dá roisimis;
dá roiseadh muid		 dá roiseadh sibh dá roisidís;
dá roiseadh siad		 — dá roistí
imperative roisim rois roiseadh sé, sí roisimis roisigí;
roisidh†		 roisidís — roistear
verbal noun roiseadh
past participle roiste

* Indirect relative
† Archaic or dialect form

Etymology 3

Noun

rois m sg

  1. genitive singular of ros (“linseed, flaxseed”)

a rois m sg

  1. vocative singular of ros (“linseed, flaxseed”)

an rois m pl

  1. definite genitive singular of ros (“linseed, flaxseed”)

Mutation
Irish mutation
Radical Lenition Eclipsis
rois not applicable not applicable
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading
  • "rois" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “rois” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “rois” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

Old French

Noun

rois m

  1. nominative singular of roi
    circa 1170, Chrétien de Troyes, Érec et Énide:
    Li rois respont: "N'est pas mançonge"
    The king replied "this is no lie"
  2. oblique plural of roi
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