Synonyms: baar, boom, paal, pijp, roede, schacht, schaft, spijl, staaf, stang
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ru/ |
| Hyphenation | roe |
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | roes |
| Catalan | barra; pal; vara |
|---|---|
| Czech | prut; tyč; žerď |
| English | rod |
| Esperanto | stango |
| Faeroese | stólpi; stong |
| French | barre; barreau; bâton; gaule; perche |
| German | Barre; Stange |
| Italian | barra |
| Latin | asser; contus; hasta; trudis |
| Norwegian | stang |
| Papiamento | bara |
| Portuguese | cana; estaca; haste; mastro; pau; percha; poste; vara |
| Russian | брусок |
| Saterland Frisian | Peel; Stange |
| Spanish | barra; vara |
| Swedish | spö |
| West Frisian | stange |