Synonyms: gard, garde, roede, spitsroede, stokje
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ru/ |
| Hyphenation | roe |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | roes |
| Catalan | verga |
|---|---|
| English | rod; birch |
| Esperanto | vergo |
| Faeroese | greinar; rís |
| French | badine; baguette |
| German | Gerte; Rute |
| Portuguese | vara; verga; vergasta |
| Saterland Frisian | Jädde; Pietske |
| Spanish | palmeta; vara; verga |