Dictionary

roe deer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈɹəʊˌdɪə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈɹoʊˌdɪɹ/ (General-American)
• (UK) audio

Etymology

From Middle English ro der, roadeor, from Old English rāhdēor (“roe deer”), corresponding to roe + deer. Cognate with Icelandic rádýr, Swedish rådjur, Norwegian and Danish rådyr.

Meanings

1. A small, nimble Eurasian deer with no visible tail, a white rump patch, and a reddish summer coat that turns grey in winter, the male having short three-pointed antlers (Capreolus capreolus and Capreolus pygargus).
   • Frightened by the noises approaching them from the rear, and apprehensive of the human silence ahead, the five roe deer were halted, their heads high in nervous alertness. 1955, Robin Jenkins, The Cone-Gatherers, Canongate, published 2012, page 84:

Forms

Deriveds

Siberian roe deer · western roe deer · eastern roe deer

Relateds

roebuck

Synonyms

chevreuil · roe

Translations (102)

fi metsäkauris (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · vec caoriól (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · mk срна (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · es corzo (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sk srna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · gld гиу (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · it capriolo (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · dsb sarna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ar يَأْمُور (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · vec cavriòło (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sc crabolu (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sl srna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · oc cabiròl (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sc crabiolu (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ms kijang (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ast corciu (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · io kapreolo (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · gmq-pro ᚱᚨᛇᚺᚨᚾ (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sv rådjur (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · he אַיַּל הַכַּרְמֶל (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · da rådyr (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · cs srnec (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · nl ree (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ca cabirol (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · az cüyür (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sq sorkadhe (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · cmn 西方狍 (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · be казу́ля (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ja 麕 (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · xmf სქვერი (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · eu orkatz (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · fur cjavrûl (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · hsb sarna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · kk елік (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · mt ċerfa (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sh sr̀ndāć (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · fy ree (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ar يَحْمُور (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · grc δορκάς (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ee afia (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · mzn شوکا (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · fa شوکا (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ro căprioară (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ba илек (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · jje 노리 (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sc bettu (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sh ср́на (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · lv stirna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ba ҡоралай (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ltg meža koza (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ro căprior (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · mnc ᡤᡳᠣ (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ja 麕鹿 (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sh ср̀нда̄ћ (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · gd earb (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · csb Eùropejskô sarna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · vec cavriól (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ga fia odhar (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sva ილუ̂ (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · et metskits (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · is rádýr (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sc betta (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · lld rehl (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · lb Réi (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · de Reh (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · oc cabròl (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sl srnjak (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · br yourc’h (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · rom kaperiwara (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · pl sarna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sh sŕna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ka შველი (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ko 노루 (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · izh metsävoohi (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ast corcia (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · fo rádýr (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · grc πρόξ (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · el ζαρκάδι (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · izh metsäkili (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · pt corço (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · mhn reach (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · fr chevreuil (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · pcd chevreu (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · la caprea (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · no rådyr (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · lt stirna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · gd seang (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · cs srna (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · uk козу́ля (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · an corzo (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · gl corzo (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · tr karaca (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · hy այծյամ (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · wa tchivroû (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · cy iwrch (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · lld capriol (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · lzz მსქვერი (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · ru косу́ля (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · hu őz (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · eo kapreolo (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · bg сърна́ (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus) · sq kaproll (Capreolus capreolus or Capreoles pygargus)