rova

See also: Rova and röva

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Sami, from Proto-Samic *roavē.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rova (dialectal, Lapland, archaic)

1. forested esker

Usage notes

This word is now mainly known through the names it appears in.

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
	gen.	rovan
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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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 gen. 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

• Rova

compounds

• Koivurova
• Rovaniemi

Anagrams

• Arvo, arvo, varo

Malagasy

Noun

rova

1. 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

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

Declension

Declension of rova

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

Hyponyms

• foderrova
• korova
• majrova

Derived terms

• ryssrova

References

• “rova”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “rova”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• “rova”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)

Veps

Etymology

Borrowing from Russian ров.

Noun

rova

1. 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