# rois
## Estonian
### Noun

rois
* inessive plural of roog

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ʁwɑ/, /ʁwa/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

rois m pl
* plural of roi

### Anagrams

* soir

## Irish
### Pronunciation

* (Ulster) IPA: /ɾˠɔʃ/

### Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Noun

rois f (genitive singular roise, nominative plural roiseanna or roiste)
* volley
* blast, burst
    Synonyms: bleaist, soinneán

##### Declension

Second declension
* Alternative plural: roiste

### Etymology 2

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Verb

rois (present analytic roiseann, future analytic roisfidh, verbal noun roiseadh, past participle roiste)
* (transitive, intransitive) ravel out, unravel
* (transitive, intransitive) rip, rend, tear

##### Conjugation

| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural | relative | autonomous |
| | | first | second | third | first | second | third | relative | autonomous |
| indicative | present | roisim | roiseann tú; roisir$^†$ | roiseann sé, sí | roisimid | roiseann sibh | roiseann siad; roisid$^†$ | a roiseann; a roiseas | roistear |
| indicative | past | rois mé; roiseas | rois tú; roisis | rois sé, sí | roiseamar; rois muid | rois sibh; roiseabhair | rois siad; roiseadar | a rois / ar rois* | roiseadh |
| indicative | past habitual | roisinn | roisteá | roiseadh sé, sí | roisimis; roiseadh muid | roiseadh sibh | roisidís; roiseadh siad | a roiseadh / a roiseadh* | roistí |
| future | future | roisfidh mé; roisfead | roisfidh tú; roisfir$^†$ | roisfidh sé, sí | roisfimid; roisfidh muid | roisfidh sibh | roisfidh siad; roisfid$^†$ | a roisfidh; a roisfeas | roisfear |
| conditional | conditional | roisfinn | roisfeá | roisfeadh sé, sí | roisfimis; roisfeadh muid | roisfeadh sibh | roisfidís; roisfeadh siad | a roisfeadh / a roisfeadh* | roisfí |
| subjunctive | 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 |
| subjunctive | 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 | imperative | roisim | rois | roiseadh sé, sí | roisimis | roisigí; roisidh$^†$ | roisidís | — | roistear |
| verbal noun | verbal noun | roiseadh | roiseadh | roiseadh | roiseadh | roiseadh | roiseadh | roiseadh | roiseadh |
| past participle | past participle | roiste | roiste | roiste | roiste | roiste | roiste | roiste | roiste |
* indirect relative † archaic or dialect form

### Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Noun

rois m sg
* vocative/genitive singular of ros (“linseed, flaxseed”)

### Further reading

* 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, 2013-2024

### References

* ↑ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, page 13

## 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