row

Meaning

Opposite of
column
Synonyms

line
A1
paddle
C2
series
B1
file
B1
quarrel
C1
rank
C1
range
B1
queue
C1
brawl
C2
column
C1
oar
21k
scull
43k
squabble
29k
order
A1
uproar
C2
wrangle
33k
turn
A1
hubbub
31k
stir
C1
string
B2
🪢
racket
C1
dispute
C1
commotion
C2
noise
B1
train
A2
🚋
argument
B2
din
C2
scene
A2
pull
A2
altercation
C2
fuss
B2
chain
B2
level
B1
fight
A1
stripe
20k
clamour
40k
sequence
C1
rumpus
34k
rowing
C2
stroke
B2
fray
24k
turmoil
C2
disturbance
C1
succession
C2
tier
22k
scrimmage
39k
set
A1
ruckus
C2
class
A2
ruction
Translations

rangée
rang
ramer
Reihe
rudern
fila
fila
remar
ligne
remare
roeien
remar

σειρά

rij
hilera
Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɹəʊ/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
rewe
Inherited from Old English
rǣw
Cognate with Scots
raw
Cognate with Norwegian
rå
Cognate with Saterland Frisian
Riege
Cognate with Western Frisian
rige
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
rij
Cognate with German
German
Reihe
Cognate with German
German
Riege
Inherited from Middle English
rowen
Inherited from Old English
rōwan
Cognate with Western Frisian
roeie
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
roeien
Cognate with Danish
ro
In summary

From Middle English rewe, rowe, rawe, from Old English rǣw, rāw, probably from Proto-Germanic *raiwō, *raigwō, *raih- (“row, streak, line”), from Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to carve, scratch, etch”). Cognate with Scots raw (“row”), dialectal Norwegian rå (“boundary line”), Saterland Frisian Riege (“row”), West Frisian rige (“row”), Dutch rij (“row, line”), German Low German Reeg, Riege, Rieg (“row”), German Reihe (“row”), German Riege (“sports team”).

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