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Definition 2024
rooi
rooi
Afrikaans
Adjective
rooi (attributive rooie, comparative rooier, superlative rooiste)
Derived terms
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /roːi̯/
- Rhymes: -oːi̯
Etymology 1
From rood through vowelization of intervocalic -d- (in inflected forms).
Adjective
rooi (comparative rooier, superlative rooist)
- (informal, chiefly attributive) Alternative form of rood (“red”)
Inflection
| Inflection of rooi | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | rooi | |||
| inflected | rooie | |||
| comparative | rooier | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | rooi | rooier | het rooist het rooiste |
|
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | rooie | rooiere | rooiste |
| n. sing. | rooi | rooier | rooiste | |
| plural | rooie | rooiere | rooiste | |
| definite | rooie | rooiere | rooiste | |
| partitive | roois | rooiers | — | |
Etymology 2
Verb
rooi