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See also: ROIs, róis, and Róis

Estonian

Noun

rois

inessive plural of roog

French

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʁwɑ/, /ʁwa/
Audio: (file)

Noun

rois m pl

plural of roi

Anagrams

soir

Irish

Pronunciation

(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠɔʃ/^[1]

Etymology 1

From English rush.

Noun

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

volley
blast, burst
Synonyms: bleaist, soinneán

Declension

Declension of rois (second declension)

bare forms
	singular	plural
nominative	rois	roiseanna
vocative	a rois	a roiseanna
genitive	roise	roiseanna
dative	rois	roiseanna

forms with the definite article
	singular	plural
nominative	an rois	na roiseanna
genitive	na roise	na roiseanna
dative	leis an rois don rois	leis na roiseanna

Alternative plural: roiste

Etymology 2

From Old Irish roisid (“to waver, hesitate; to drag, pull”).^[2]

Verb

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

to ravel out, unravel
to rip, rend, tear

Conjugation

Conjugation of *rois* (first conjugation – A)
indicative	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
indicative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
present	roisim	roiseann tú; roisir^†	roiseann sé, sí	roisimid; roiseann muid	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	roiseadh
past habitual	roisinn	roisteá	roiseadh sé, sí	roisimis; roiseadh muid	roiseadh sibh	roisidís; roiseadh siad	a roiseadh	roistí
	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	roisfí
subjunctive	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
subjunctive	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
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	singular			plural			direct relative	autonomous
imperative	first	second	third	first	second	third	direct relative	autonomous
—	roisim	rois	roiseadh sé, sí	roisimis	roisigí; roisidh^†	roisidís	—	roistear

					past participle	roiste
					verbal noun	roiseadh

^† archaic or dialect form
^‡ dependent form

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

rois m sg

vocative/genitive singular of ros (“linseed, flaxseed”)

References

^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906), A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 24, page 13
^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “35489”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language

Further reading

Dinneen, Patrick S. (1927), “rois; roisim”, in Foclóir Gaeḋilge agus Béarla, 2nd edition, Dublin: Irish Texts Society, page 912; reprinted with additions 1996, →ISBN
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rois”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959), “rois”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
“rois”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013–2026

Old French

Noun

rois m

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

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