ruva

== Franco-Provençal == === Noun === ruva (Fribourgeois) alternative form of roua (“wheel”) === References === roue in DicoFranPro: Dictionnaire Français/Francoprovençal – on dicofranpro.llm.umontreal.ca == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /²rʉːʋɑ/ === Etymology 1 === ==== Alternative forms ==== ruve ==== Verb ==== ruva (present tense ruvar or ruver, past tense ruva or ruvde, past participle ruva or ruvt or ruvd, present participle ruvande, imperative ruv) to tower (to be very tall) === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== ruva f definite singular of ruve === References === “ruva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Serbo-Croatian == === Noun === ruva (Cyrillic spelling рува) inflection of ruvo: genitive singular nominative/genitive/accusative/vocative plural == Shona == === Etymology === From Proto-Bantu *ìdʊ̀bà. === Noun === ruva class 5 (plural maruva class 6) flower == Swedish == === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Swedish ruva, ruga. First attested in the 1500s. Cognate with Norwegian ruva, Icelandic hrufa, German rufe, Middle Low German rōve, and Middle High German hruf, ruf. Also likely cognate with Swedish rysa (“shiver”) and rå (“uncovered”). ==== Noun ==== ruva c A tiny scab. Coordinate term: sårskorpa (“scab”) === Etymology 2 === Unknown origin. Possibly from Swedish ruka (“small pile”), cognate with Icelandic hrúga (“heap, pile”). First attested in 1640. ==== Verb ==== ruva (present ruvar, preterite ruvade, supine ruvat, imperative ruva) to brood (to keep an egg warm) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== ===== See also ===== värpa === References === “ruva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) “ruva”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish) === Anagrams === uvar