roa

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See also: ROA, róa, Róa, Roa, and ro'a

Translingual[edit]

Symbol[edit]

roa

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Romance languages.

Estonian[edit]

Noun[edit]

roa

  1. genitive singular of roog

Fala[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese roda, from Latin rota (wheel).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

roa f (plural roas)

  1. wheel

References[edit]

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu [Fala Dictionary]‎[1], CIDLeS, →ISBN, page 251

Garo[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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Noun[edit]

roa

  1. rice seedling after removal from seedbed or after transplanting

Etymology 2[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

roa

  1. to mate (of animals)
Conjugation[edit]

Etymology 3[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Verb[edit]

roa

  1. to dance
Conjugation[edit]

Ladin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Raetic.

Noun[edit]

roa f (plural [please provide])

  1. landslide

Malagasy[edit]

Malagasy cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : roa
    Ordinal : faharoa

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral[edit]

roa

  1. two

Maori[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *loa, cognate with Hawaiian loa and Tahitian roa.

Adjective[edit]

roa

  1. long
  2. tall
  3. slow

Derived terms[edit]

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Middle English[edit]

Noun[edit]

roa

  1. Alternative form of ro (roe deer)

Norwegian Bokmål[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Noun[edit]

roa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of ro

Verb[edit]

roa

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

Norwegian Nynorsk[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From ro f (calm, quiet).

Verb[edit]

roa (present tense roar, past tense roa, past participle roa, passive infinitive roast, present participle roande, imperative roa/ro)

  1. (transitive) to calm
  2. (reflexive) to calm down

Etymology 2[edit]

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun[edit]

roa f

  1. definite singular of ro

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Anagrams[edit]

Portuguese[edit]

Verb[edit]

roa

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

Rapa Nui[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *loa.

Adjective[edit]

roa

  1. long

Spanish[edit]

Noun[edit]

roa f (plural roas)

  1. Synonym of roda

Verb[edit]

roa

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

Further reading[edit]

Swedish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ro +‎ -a, from Old Swedish ro (rest), German ruhe with a secondary meaning in Danish and Swedish of entertainment, pastime (during the rest)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Verb[edit]

roa (present roar, preterite roade, supine roat, imperative roa)

  1. (archaic, intransitive, reflexive) to rest
  2. to entertain (someone); to amuse

Conjugation[edit]

Related terms[edit]

References[edit]

  • 2. ro in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tahitian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Polynesian *loa.

Adjective[edit]

roa

  1. long (time or space)

Adverb[edit]

roa

  1. very (intensity mark)

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