roes – Dutch noun declension

Dutch noun forms of roes

Noun: roes
Gender: Masculine Hyphenation:
Sg.roes
Pl.roezen

Sample Sentences

  • bij den roes (hastily or unheedingly)

Etymology

1. Etymology uncertain. Earliest documentation with its current meaning from 1622. Van der Sijs claims it is a loanword from Low German, whereas De Vries claims it is related to Middle Dutch rūsen (causing commotion), from which also stems geroezemoes.
2. Compare also German Rausch. See: German Nouns 'Rausch'.

Verbs referencing "roes"

German Nouns Rausch.

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