roe
Eggs of fishEggs of fish.
» Rose rose to put rose roes on her rows of roses.
Роуз встала, чтобы положить розовую икру на свои ряды роз.
Роуз поднялась удобрить розовой икрой свои ряды роз.
Роуз піднялась, щоб покласти рожеву ікру на свої ряди троянд.
Роуз встала, щоб удобрити рожевою ікрою свої ряди троянд.
Meaning
4 senses(uncountable, usually)Eggs of fish.
Rogen
икра́ikrá
ікра́ikrá
eggs of female fish
(uncountable, usually)Sperm of certain fish.
(uncountable, usually)Ovaries of certain crustaceans.
the egg mass or spawn of certain crustaceans such as the lobster
A mottled appearance of light and shade in wood, especially in mahogany.
Examples
8 sentencesRose rose to put rose roes on her rows of roses.
Роуз піднялась, щоб покласти рожеву ікру на свої ряди троянд.
ruРоуз встала, чтобы положить розовую икру на свои ряды роз.
What she liked best was herring roe.
I don't understand why people like salmon roe.
The picture shows a roe deer fleeing into the woods.
deDas Bild zeigt einen in den Wald flüchtenden Rehbock.
While walking through the forest I saw some roe deer.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English rowe, rowne, roun, rawne, from Old English *hrogn (“spawn, fish eggs,From Middle English rowe, rowne, roun, rawne, from Old English *hrogn (“spawn, fish eggs, roe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrugnaz, *hrugną (“spawn, roe”), from Proto-Indo-European *krek- (“(frog) spawn”).
From Middle English ro, roa, from Old English rā, rāha, from Proto-West Germanic *raihō, from Proto-Germanic *raihô, *raihą, from *róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“spotted, streaked”).
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Forms
plural: roes / roe| Singular | roe |
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uncountable
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
10 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable