rowan

Betekenis (Engels)

1. Sorbus aucuparia, the European rowan.
2. Any of various small deciduous trees or shrubs of genus Sorbus, belonging to the rose family, with pinnate leaves, corymbs of white flowers, and usually with orange-red berries.
3. (obsolete) wych-elm, Ulmus glabra.

Sinonieme

mountain ash

European mountain ash

rowan tree

sorb

Sorbus aucuparia

service tree

cerddin

rowan treen

mountain-ash

ashberry

quickbeam

caorthann

caorunn

Vertalings

Eberesche

Vogelbeere

sorbier des oiseleurs

serbal

sorbus

sorbo degli uccellatori

Vogelbeerbaum

moixera de guilla

sorbo

sorbier

σουρβιά

lijsterbes

Sorbus aucuparia

sorbo selvatico

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɹəʊ.ən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: ron

Verwante met Boeknoors: rogn

Verwante met Deens: røn

In summary

Originally Scots and northern English, from Middle English ron, rone, compare also Northern English raan, ran. At first referring to its fruits, of North Germanic origin, from Old Norse reynir.
Also related to Norwegian Bokmål rogn, Danish røn. Ultimately related to the root of red.