robur

Meaning

1. (declension-3) an oak tree
2. (declension-3) an oak tree
3. (declension-3) hardness
4. (declension-3) strength
5. (declension-3) stronghold

Concepts

strength

oak

dyke

oak tree

stronghold

oak-wood

Orc

roble beech

dike

coigüe beech

dungeon

Synonyms

firmitas

firmitudo

quercus

fortitudo

rōbur

arx

Quercus sp

carcer

Translations

carvalho

forza

quercia

Eiche

roure

Stärke

roble

chêne

kracht

eikenboom

força

βελανιδιά

δρυς

eik

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈroː.bʊr]

Etymology

From earlier rōbus (with change of nominative after the pattern of iecur), from Proto-Italic *rouβos ~ *rouβoses, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (“red”), named for its reddish hardwood and thus cognate to ruber.