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Menapian nouns: rhoew

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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

f rhoew

  1. a settlement, a dwelling-place, especially in the countryside.
  2. a home, especially a small one.
  3. a roo.

Declension