English

Etymology 1

Anglo-Saxon rāw . Cognate with Dutch rij and German Reihe , "row".

Pronunciation

• rō, /rəʊ/, /r@U/

  Homophones: roe

  Rhymes: -əʊ

Noun

row

1. a line of objects, often regularly spaced, such as seats in a theatre, vegetable plants in a garden etc.
2. a line of entries in a table, etc., going from left to right; as opposed to a column going from top to bottom.

Synonyms

• (1): line, tier (of seats)
• (2): line

Translations

• Chinese Characters: 排
•  : fila f (1), Filera f (1)
•  : rad (1), række (1)
•  : rivi
•  : ligne f (1), rang m (1), rang' (2)
•  : Reihe f (1), Zeile f (2)
•  : rząd m (1), wiersz m (2)
•  : rad c (1,2)

Etymology 2

Anglo-Saxon rōwan , cognate with "rudder".

Pronunciation

• rō, /rəʊ/, /r@U/

  Homophones: roe

  Rhymes: -əʊ

Transitive verb

to row

1. to propel (a boat) over water using oars

Translations

• Danish: ro
•  : roeien
• Finnish: soutaa
• French: ramer
• German: rudern
•  : remare
•  : remar
• Swedish: ro

Etymology 3

Unclear. Some suggest back-fromation from "to rouse "

Pronunciation

• rou, /raʊ/, /raU/

  Rhymes: -aʊ

Noun

row

1. a noisy argument
2. by common usage, loud noise: Who's making that row?

Synonyms

• argument, fight, disturbance

Translations

• Danish: spektakel (1, 2), tumult (1), optøjer pl. (1), ballade (1, 2), strid (1), slagsmål (1), skænderi (1)
• Dutch: ruzie f, rij f
• Finnish: riita
• German:

  1. (1)
     • Auseinandersetzung f (1)
     • Prügelei f (1),
     • Schlägerei f (1)
     • Stunk (regional) m (1),
  2. (2)
     • Klamauk (regional) m
     • Krach m
     • Lärm m
     • Spektakel n
  3. (1, 2)
     • Aufruhr f
     • Donnerwetter (coll.) n
     • Krakeel (regional) m
     • Krawall (regional) m
     • Rabatz (regional) m
     • Radau (regional) m
     • Tumult (regional) m

Intranitive Verb

to row

1. to argue noisily

Synoyms

• argue, fight

Translations

• Finnish: riidellä
• German: any of the noun translations above + machen , + veranstalten , + verursachen