ruva

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• ruve

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²rʉːʋɑ/

Verb

ruva (present tense ruvar or ruver, past tense ruva or ruvde, past participle ruva or ruvt or ruvd, present participle ruvande, imperative ruv)

1. to tower (to be very tall)

   Dei nye høghusa ruvar over dei små bygningane i gamlebyen.

   The new high-rise houses tower above the small buildings of the old city.

References

• “ruva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Shona

Noun

ruva class 5 (plural maruva class 6)

1. flower

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Swedish

ruva

Verb

ruva (present ruvar, preterite ruvade, supine ruvat, imperative ruva)

1. to brood (to keep an egg warm)

Conjugation

Conjugation of ruva (weak)

	Active	Passive
Infinitive	ruva	ruvas
Present tense	ruvar	ruvas
Past tense	ruvade	ruvades
Supine	ruvat	ruvats
Imperative	ruva	—
Present participle	ruvande
Past participle	ruvad

Related terms

• ruvning