reva

See also: réva, rêva, and Reva

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreva/
• Rhymes: -eva
• Syllabification: re‧va

Adjective

reva (accusative singular revan, plural revaj, accusative plural revajn)

1. dreamlike

   Mi endormiĝis kun la gamelan-muziko en la oreloj, kaj mi eksonĝis pri revaj bildoj kaj fantaziaj melodioj.

   I went to sleep with the gamelan music in my ears, and I started to dream about dreamlike pictures and fantastic melodies.

Further reading

• “reva”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “reva”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Finnish

Etymology

From dialectal Swedish räv (standard röv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreʋɑ/, [ˈre̞ʋɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -eʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): re‧va
• Hyphenation^(key): re‧va

Noun

reva

1. (vulgar) vagina
2. (slang) cross brace

Declension

Inflection of reva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		reva	revat
genitive		revan	revojen
partitive		revaa	revoja
illative		revaan	revoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		reva	revat
accusative	nom.	reva	revat
	gen.	revan
genitive		revan	revojen revain rare
partitive		revaa	revoja
inessive		revassa	revoissa
elative		revasta	revoista
illative		revaan	revoihin
adessive		revalla	revoilla
ablative		revalta	revoilta
allative		revalle	revoille
essive		revana	revoina
translative		revaksi	revoiksi
abessive		revatta	revoitta
instructive		—	revoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of reva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative revani revani accusative nom. revani revani gen. revani genitive revani revojeni revaini rare partitive revaani revojani inessive revassani revoissani elative revastani revoistani illative revaani revoihini adessive revallani revoillani ablative revaltani revoiltani allative revalleni revoilleni essive revanani revoinani translative revakseni revoikseni abessive revattani revoittani instructive — — comitative — revoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative revasi revasi accusative nom. revasi revasi gen. revasi genitive revasi revojesi revaisi rare partitive revaasi revojasi inessive revassasi revoissasi elative revastasi revoistasi illative revaasi revoihisi adessive revallasi revoillasi ablative revaltasi revoiltasi allative revallesi revoillesi essive revanasi revoinasi translative revaksesi revoiksesi abessive revattasi revoittasi instructive — — comitative — revoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative revamme revamme accusative nom. revamme revamme gen. revamme genitive revamme revojemme revaimme rare partitive revaamme revojamme inessive revassamme revoissamme elative revastamme revoistamme illative revaamme revoihimme adessive revallamme revoillamme ablative revaltamme revoiltamme allative revallemme revoillemme essive revanamme revoinamme translative revaksemme revoiksemme abessive revattamme revoittamme instructive — — comitative — revoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative revanne revanne accusative nom. revanne revanne gen. revanne genitive revanne revojenne revainne rare partitive revaanne revojanne inessive revassanne revoissanne elative revastanne revoistanne illative revaanne revoihinne adessive revallanne revoillanne ablative revaltanne revoiltanne allative revallenne revoillenne essive revananne revoinanne translative revaksenne revoiksenne abessive revattanne revoittanne instructive — — comitative — revoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative revansa revansa accusative nom. revansa revansa gen. revansa genitive revansa revojensa revainsa rare partitive revaansa revojaan revojansa inessive revassaan revassansa revoissaan revoissansa elative revastaan revastansa revoistaan revoistansa illative revaansa revoihinsa adessive revallaan revallansa revoillaan revoillansa ablative revaltaan revaltansa revoiltaan revoiltansa allative revalleen revallensa revoilleen revoillensa essive revanaan revanansa revoinaan revoinansa translative revakseen revaksensa revoikseen revoiksensa abessive revattaan revattansa revoittaan revoittansa instructive — — comitative — revoineen revoinensa

Galician

Verb

reva

1. inflection of rever:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• revene (of noun)

(of verb)

• revet
• revde (simple past)
• revd (past participle)

Noun

reva n

1. definite plural of rev (Etymology 2)

Verb

reva

1. inflection of reve:
   1. simple past
   2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reva n

1. definite plural of rev (Etymology 2)

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *rebā.

Noun

reva f

1. vine, grape
2. tendril

Inflection

Declension of reva (feminine ō/ōn-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	reva	reva, revon
accusative	reva, revon	reva, revon
genitive	revon	revono
dative	revon	revon

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: rēve

References

• “reva”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012

Spanish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Interjection

reva

1. (slang) haha, lol used to represent laughter

Swedish

Noun

reva c

1. a tear (long narrow hole torn in clothes, fabric, etc.)

   Han fick en reva i byxorna av att krypa genom busken

   He got a tear in his pants from crawling through the bush

Declension

Declension of reva

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	reva	revas
	definite	revan	revans
plural	indefinite	revor	revors
	definite	revorna	revornas

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish روا, ultimately from Persian روا.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾe.väː/

Adjective

reva

1. suitable, appropriate

   Synonyms: uygun, yerinde

Declension

Predicative forms of reva

present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	revayım	reva mıyım?
sen (you are)	revasın	reva mısın?
o (he/she/it is)	reva / revadır	reva mı?
biz (we are)	revayız	reva mıyız?
siz (you are)	revasınız	reva mısınız?
onlar (they are)	reva(lar)	reva(lar) mı?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	revaydım	reva mıydım?
sen (you were)	revaydın	reva mıydın?
o (he/she/it was)	revaydı	reva mıydı?
biz (we were)	revaydık	reva mıydık?
siz (you were)	revaydınız	reva mıydınız?
onlar (they were)	revaydılar	reva mıydılar?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	revaymışım	reva mıymışım?
sen (you were)	revaymışsın	reva mıymışsın?
o (he/she/it was)	revaymış	reva mıymış?
biz (we were)	revaymışız	reva mıymışız?
siz (you were)	revaymışsınız	reva mıymışsınız?
onlar (they were)	revaymışlar	reva mıymışlar?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	revaysam	reva mıysam?
sen (if you)	revaysan	reva mıysan?
o (if he/she/it)	revaysa	reva mıysa?
biz (if we)	revaysak	reva mıysak?
siz (if you)	revaysanız	reva mıysanız?
onlar (if they)	revaysalar	reva mıysalar?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.