rova

See also: Rova and röva

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami, from Proto-Samic *roavē.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈroʋɑ/, [ˈro̞ʋɑ̝]
Rhymes: -oʋɑ
Hyphenation^(key): ro‧va

Noun

rova (obsolete)

(now only in placenames) forested esker

Declension

Inflection of rova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative		rova	rovat
genitive		rovan	rovien
partitive		rovaa	rovia
illative		rovaan	roviin
		singular	plural
nominative		rova	rovat
accusative	nom.	rova	rovat
accusative	gen.	rovan	rovat
genitive		rovan	rovien rovain ^rare
partitive		rovaa	rovia
inessive		rovassa	rovissa
elative		rovasta	rovista
illative		rovaan	roviin
adessive		rovalla	rovilla
ablative		rovalta	rovilta
allative		rovalle	roville
essive		rovana	rovina
translative		rovaksi	roviksi
abessive		rovatta	rovitta
instructive		—	rovin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of rova (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rovani	rovani
accusative	nom.	rovani	rovani
accusative	gen.	rovani	rovani
genitive		rovani	rovieni rovaini ^rare
partitive		rovaani	roviani
inessive		rovassani	rovissani
elative		rovastani	rovistani
illative		rovaani	roviini
adessive		rovallani	rovillani
ablative		rovaltani	roviltani
allative		rovalleni	rovilleni
essive		rovanani	rovinani
translative		rovakseni	rovikseni
abessive		rovattani	rovittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rovineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rovasi	rovasi
accusative	nom.	rovasi	rovasi
accusative	gen.	rovasi	rovasi
genitive		rovasi	roviesi rovaisi ^rare
partitive		rovaasi	roviasi
inessive		rovassasi	rovissasi
elative		rovastasi	rovistasi
illative		rovaasi	roviisi
adessive		rovallasi	rovillasi
ablative		rovaltasi	roviltasi
allative		rovallesi	rovillesi
essive		rovanasi	rovinasi
translative		rovaksesi	roviksesi
abessive		rovattasi	rovittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rovinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rovamme	rovamme
accusative	nom.	rovamme	rovamme
accusative	gen.	rovamme	rovamme
genitive		rovamme	roviemme rovaimme ^rare
partitive		rovaamme	roviamme
inessive		rovassamme	rovissamme
elative		rovastamme	rovistamme
illative		rovaamme	roviimme
adessive		rovallamme	rovillamme
ablative		rovaltamme	roviltamme
allative		rovallemme	rovillemme
essive		rovanamme	rovinamme
translative		rovaksemme	roviksemme
abessive		rovattamme	rovittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rovinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rovanne	rovanne
accusative	nom.	rovanne	rovanne
accusative	gen.	rovanne	rovanne
genitive		rovanne	rovienne rovainne ^rare
partitive		rovaanne	rovianne
inessive		rovassanne	rovissanne
elative		rovastanne	rovistanne
illative		rovaanne	roviinne
adessive		rovallanne	rovillanne
ablative		rovaltanne	roviltanne
allative		rovallenne	rovillenne
essive		rovananne	rovinanne
translative		rovaksenne	roviksenne
abessive		rovattanne	rovittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rovinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		rovansa	rovansa
accusative	nom.	rovansa	rovansa
accusative	gen.	rovansa	rovansa
genitive		rovansa	roviensa rovainsa ^rare
partitive		rovaansa	roviaan roviansa
inessive		rovassaan rovassansa	rovissaan rovissansa
elative		rovastaan rovastansa	rovistaan rovistansa
illative		rovaansa	roviinsa
adessive		rovallaan rovallansa	rovillaan rovillansa
ablative		rovaltaan rovaltansa	roviltaan roviltansa
allative		rovalleen rovallensa	rovilleen rovillensa
essive		rovanaan rovanansa	rovinaan rovinansa
translative		rovakseen rovaksensa	rovikseen roviksensa
abessive		rovattaan rovattansa	rovittaan rovittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	rovineen rovinensa

Derived terms

compounds

Anagrams

Arvo, arvo, varo

Malagasy

Noun

rova

fort

Swedish

Etymology

From Old Swedish rova, probably from Middle Low German rove, a European wanderword related to Latin rapa, rapum (“turnip”) and Greek ῥάφη (rháphē, “turnip”). Doublet of rabba.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /²ruːva/
Rhymes: -uːva

Noun

rova c

a vegetable cultigen with a meaty root from the Rapifera group within the Brassica rapa species, such as the turnip (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa)
a large older type of pocket watch; a turnip

Declension

Declension of rova

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rova	rovas
singular	definite	rovan	rovans
plural	indefinite	rovor	rovors
plural	definite	rovorna	rovornas

Hyponyms

Derived terms

ryssrova

References

rova in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Veps

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian ров.

Noun

rova

ditch

Inflection

Inflection of rova (inflection type 6/kuva)
nominative sing.	rova
genitive sing.	rovan
partitive sing.	rovad
partitive plur.	rovid
	singular	plural
nominative	rova	rovad
accusative	rovan	rovad
genitive	rovan	roviden
partitive	rovad	rovid
essive-instructive	rovan	rovin
translative	rovaks	rovikš

inessive	rovas	roviš
elative	rovaspäi	rovišpäi
illative	rovaha	rovihe

adessive	roval	rovil
ablative	rovalpäi	rovilpäi
allative	rovale	rovile

abessive	rovata	rovita
comitative	rovanke	rovidenke
prolative	rovadme	rovidme

approximative I	rovanno	rovidenno
approximative II	rovannoks	rovidennoks
egressive	rovannopäi	rovidennopäi

terminative I	rovahasai	rovihesai
terminative II	rovalesai	rovilesai
terminative III	rovassai	—

additive I	rovahapäi	rovihepäi
additive II	rovalepäi	rovilepäi

References

Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “канава”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika