Menapian nouns: rhoew: Difference between revisions
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From Middle Menapian ''rhoew'', ''rhoeu'', from Old Menapian ''hroew'', ''hroeu'', ''shroew'', ''shroeu'', from Primitive Menapian ''θreβ'', from Proto-Bythonic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/a%CE%B8re%CE%B2 ''aθreβ''], from Proto-Celtic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/attreb%C4%81 ''*attrebā'']. Cognate with Welsh [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athref#Welsh ''athref'']. | From Middle Menapian ''rhoew'', ''rhoeu'', from Old Menapian ''hroew'', ''hroeu'', ''shroew'', ''shroeu'', from Primitive Menapian ''θreβ'', from Proto-Bythonic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic/a%CE%B8re%CE%B2 ''aθreβ''], from Proto-Celtic [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic/attreb%C4%81 ''*attrebā'']. Cognate with Welsh [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/athref#Welsh ''athref'']. Borrowed by English as roo. | ||
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Revision as of 05:45, 24 July 2024
Etymology
From Middle Menapian rhoew, rhoeu, from Old Menapian hroew, hroeu, shroew, shroeu, from Primitive Menapian θreβ, from Proto-Bythonic aθreβ, from Proto-Celtic *attrebā. Cognate with Welsh athref. Borrowed by English as roo.
Pronunciation
- IPA, with the rhoew-hroew merger: /ɾøʊ/
- IPA, without the rhoew-hroew merger: /ɾ̥øʊ/
Definition
Noun
rhoew
- a settlement, a dwelling-place, especially in the countryside.
- a home, especially a small one.
- a roo.
Declension
Declension of rhoew
| Singular | Plural | |
|---|---|---|
| definite | da rhoew | das rhoews |
| indefinite | uin rhoew | neck rhoews |