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See also: Rua, rúa, ruà, ruá, rũa, rủa, rữa, and rửa

Anuta

Numeral

rua

  1. two

'Are'are

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

  1. two

References

Balinese

Romanization

rua

  1. Romanization of ᬭ᭄ᬯ

Bariai

Numeral

rua

  1. two

References

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rūga (wrinkle). Doublet of ruga.

Pronunciation

Noun

rua f (plural rues)

  1. (archaic) street
    Synonym: carrer
  2. pack, line
    Synonyms: corrua, colla
  3. parade
    Synonyms: desfilada, cavalcada
    rua de carnavalCarnival parade

Further reading

Fijian

Fijian cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : rua

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Franco-Provençal

Noun

rua (Old Fribourgeois)

  1. Alternative form of roua (wheel)

References

French

Pronunciation

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Verb

rua

  1. third-person singular past historic of ruer

Galician

Verb

rua

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ruar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Garo

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Proto-Bodo-Garo *ru¹-a (axe).

Noun

rua

  1. axe

Etymology 2

Verb

rua

  1. to pour slowly and carefully
  2. to take down; to take apart

Etymology 3

Alternative forms

Noun

rua

  1. rice seedling after removal from seedbed or after transplanting

Etymology 4

Alternative forms

Verb

rua

  1. to mate (of animals)

Etymology 5

Alternative forms

Verb

rua

  1. to dance

Indonesian

Etymology 1

From Portuguese rua (street), from Old Galician-Portuguese rua (street), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (furrow, path, street), from Latin ruga (wrinkle), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (to become encrusted).

Pronunciation

Noun

rua

  1. (rare) street.
    Synonym: jalan

Etymology 2

Unknown, probably same as above.

Pronunciation

Adjective

rua

  1. (obsolete) wide.
    Synonym: lebar
Alternative forms

Further reading

Irish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Irish rúad,[1] from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).

Pronunciation

Adjective

rua (genitive singular masculine rua, genitive singular feminine rua or ruaí, comparative rua or ruacha)

  1. red(-haired)
    Synonyms: ceannrua, fionnrua, foltrua, ruafholtach
  2. reddish-brown, russet, copper brown
  3. wild, fierce; rough, strong

Declension

Declension of rua
singular plural (m/f)
Positive masculine feminine (strong noun) (weak noun)
nominative rua rua rua
vocative rua rua
genitive rua rua rua
dative rua rua rua
Comparative níos rua
Superlative is rua

Derived terms

Noun

rua m (genitive singular rua, nominative plural ruanna)

  1. red-haired person, redhead
  2. reddish-brown, russet, colour

Declension

Declension of rua (fourth declension)
bare forms
case singular plural
nominative rua ruanna
vocative a rua a ruanna
genitive rua ruanna
dative rua ruanna
forms with the definite article
case singular plural
nominative an rua na ruanna
genitive an rua na ruanna
dative leis an rua
don rua
leis na ruanna

Noun

an rua f (genitive singular rua)

  1. (pathology) the rose, erysipelas

References

  1. ^ Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “rúad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
  2. ^ Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry [Phonetics of an Irish Dialect of Kerry] (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, § 82, page 44

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.a/
  • Rhymes: -ua
  • Hyphenation: rù‧a

Noun

rua f (plural rue)

  1. Alternative form of ruga

Anagrams

Kristang

Etymology

From Portuguese rua.

Noun

rua

  1. road; route; street

Leonese

Etymology

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

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

  1. street, road

References

Macanese

Etymology

From Portuguese rua.

Pronunciation

Noun

rua

  1. street
    na meo di ruain the middle of the street
    tambâ buraco di ruato fill in the hole in the street
    atâi di ruauneducated boy (literally, “boy of the street”)

Usage notes

Derived terms

  • andâ rua (to stroll around the streets)
  • vai rua (to go out, literally to go street)
  • varê rua (to always stay outside, literally to sweep the street)

References

Makasar

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Numeral

rua (Lontara spelling ᨑᨘᨕ)

  1. two

Mandarin

Romanization

rua

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ruá.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Maori

Maori cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : rua

Etymology 1

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian , from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian , from Proto-Polynesian (compare with Hawaiian lua),[1] from Proto-Oceanic , from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian , from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *luaŋ (compare Malay luang (gap) and lubang (hole), Tagalog luwang (vast space)) or *liaŋ ((compare with Malay liang (pore)).[2]

Noun

rua

  1. pit
  2. cavity

References

  1. ^ Tregear, Edward (1891) Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary, Wellington, New Zealand: Lyon and Blair, pages 430-1
  2. ^ Ross, Malcolm D., Pawley, Andrew, Osmond, Meredith (1998) The lexicon of Proto-Oceanic, volume 1: Material Culture, Canberra: Australian National University, →ISBN, page 60

Further reading

  • rua” in John C. Moorfield, Te Aka: Maori–English, English–Maori Dictionary and Index, 3rd edition, Longman/Pearson Education New Zealand, 2011, →ISBN.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

rua f

  1. definite singular of rue

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan rua, from Latin ruga.

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

  1. (Limousin) street

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ruga (furrow, path, street) (likely through or influenced by Old French rue), from Latin ruga (wrinkle), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (to become encrusted).

Pronunciation

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

  1. street

Descendants

  • Galician: rúa
  • Portuguese: rua

Further reading

Palu'e

Etymology

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

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Portuguese

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Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: -uɐ
  • Hyphenation: ru‧a

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese rua (street), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (furrow, path, street), from Latin ruga (wrinkle), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (to become encrusted). Cognate with Galician rúa. Doublet of ruga.

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

  1. street; road (paved path)
    Eu moro na rua da Igreja.
    I live on Church Street.
    Olha para os dois lados antes de atravessar a rua.
    Look both ways before you cross the street.
  2. streets (urban areas outside buildings)
    O mendigo mora na rua.
    The beggar lives in the streets.
Derived terms

Interjection

rua!

  1. out! (strong, impolite demand for someone to leave)
    Synonyms: andor, fora

Etymology 2

Verb

rua

  1. inflection of ruar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Rapa Nui

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾu.a/
  • Hyphenation: ru‧a

Etymology 1

Rapa Nui cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : rua
    Compound form : piti

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Maori rua.

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Etymology 2

From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Samoan lua and Tokelauan lua.

Verb

rua

  1. (intransitive) to vomit

References

  • Veronica Du Feu (1996) Rapanui (Descriptive Grammars), Routledge, →ISBN, page 207
  • Paulus Kieviet (2017) A grammar of Rapa Nui, Berlin: Language Science Press, →ISBN, page 147

Rarotongan

Rarotongan cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : rua

Etymology

From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Ratahan

Etymology

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

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Rotuman

Rotuman cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : rua

Etymology

From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Sardinian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin rūga.

Noun

rua f (plural ruas)

  1. street

Sotho

Verb

rua

  1. to be rich

Ternate

Etymology

r- +‎ ua

Adverb

rua

  1. not anymore, no longer

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh.

Tetum

Etymology

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

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Ujir

Numeral

rua

  1. two

References

  • Antoinette Schapper, Marian Klamer, Numeral systems in the Alor-Pantar languages

Uneapa

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)

Uruava

Numeral

rua

  1. two

Further reading

  • Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
  • ABVD

Venetan

Etymology 1

From Latin rota. Compare Italian ruota.

Alternative forms

Noun

rua f (plural rue)

  1. wheel
  2. tyre

Etymology 2

From Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ). Compare Italian ruta.

Noun

rua f (plural rue)

  1. rue (plant)