arva

English

Etymology

Likely from charver.

Verb

arva (third-person singular simple present arvas, present participle arvaing, simple past and past participle arva’d)

1. (Polari) To have sex with; to fuck.

Latin

Noun

arva

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of arvum

References

• arva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “arva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Northern Sami

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈarːva/

Noun

arva

1. energy, willpower

   Synonym: arvu

Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• arvet

Verb

arva

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

• arve (e-infinitive)

Etymology

From arv (“inheritance”) +‎ -a.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /²arva/,

Verb

arva (present tense arvar, past tense arva, past participle arva, passive infinitive arvast, present participle arvande, imperative arva/arv)

1. to inherit

References

• “arva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• rava, vara

Votic

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈɑrvɑː/,
• Rhymes: -ɑrvɑː
• Hyphenation: ar‧va

Adverb

arva

1. rarely
2. far apart

Adjective

arva

1. genitive/partitive/illative singular of arvõ

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “arvaa”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn