Rouen

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French Rouen. Replaced Middle English Rone, from Anglo-Norman Ron.

Proper noun

Rouen

  1. A historical city in Haute-Normandie, Normandy, France.

Translations

Noun

Rouen (plural Rouens)

  1. A heavyweight breed of domesticated duck, of French origin.

Anagrams

French

Etymology

From the Roman name, Latin Rotomagus, from the Gaulish name Ratumacos, from *rato- (of unclear origin - see Rouen) + *magos, from Proto-Celtic *magos (“field”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁwɑ̃/
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Proper noun

Rouen

  1. Rouen

Derived terms

References

  • Marie Henry d'. Arbois de Jubainville (1881): Études grammaticales sur les langues celtiques, p. 77

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