roseau

common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

roseau

from Old French rosel, diminutive of raus, rauche, from Late Latin rausum (attested in the 9th century), from Gothic raus, related to Middle Dutch roesdommel, also attested in the toponymy of northern France: rosel, rosiere and roubaix (from an old rosbais). It is related, by consonantal alternation, to Dutch roer, German Rohr, Icelandic reyr.

Definitions

botanique
botanique

Plural

roseaux

Translations

  • germangerman:Schilf
  • englishenglish:reed
  • spanishspanish:caña
  • finnishfinnish:ruoko
  • greekgreek:καλάμι
  • italianitalian:canna
  • dutchdutch:riet
  • portugueseportuguese:caniço

See also

rosettier (cn.) roser (v.) rose (cn.) rose (adj.) rosette (cn.) roselier (cn.) ros (cn.) ros (cn.) rhodite (cn.) rosé (adj.) rosaire (cn.) roseraie (cn.) rosier (cn.) rosière (cn.) roseur (cn.) Roseau (pn.) roselière (cn.) roselière (adj.) rosâtre (adj.) roselet (cn.)