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.

Concepten

lijsterbessestruik

lijsterbes

lijsterbessestruik

Synoniemen

European mountain ash

rowan tree

Sorbus aucuparia

cerddin

rowan treen

mountain-ash

ashberry

caorthann

caorunn

Vertalingen

sorbo degli uccellatori

Vogelbeerbaum

σουρβιά

Sorbus aucuparia

sorbo selvatico

fraisse conolhièr

Frequentie

C2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/ˈɹəʊ.ən/
Etymologie (Engels)

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.

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