ruva (present tense ruvar or ruver, past tense ruva or ruvde, past participle ruva or ruvt or ruvd, present participle ruvande, imperative ruv)
ruva f
ruva (Cyrillic spelling рува)
From Proto-Bantu *dìdʊ̀bà.
ruva class 5 (plural maruva class 6)
Inherited from Old Swedish ruva, ruga. First attested in the 1500s.
Cognate with Norwegian ruva, Icelandic hrufa, German rufe, Middle Low German rōve, and Middle High German hruf, ruf.
Also likely cognate with Swedish rysa (“shiver”) and rå (“uncovered”).
ruva c
Unknown origin.
Possibly from Swedish ruka (“small pile”), cognate with Icelandic hrúga (“heap, pile”). First attested in 1640.
ruva (present ruvar, preterite ruvade, supine ruvat, imperative ruva)
Active | Passive | |||
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Infinitive | ruva | ruvas | ||
Supine | ruvat | ruvats | ||
Imperative | ruva | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | ruven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | ruvar | ruvade | ruvas | ruvades |
Ind. plural1 | ruva | ruvade | ruvas | ruvades |
Subjunctive2 | ruve | ruvade | ruves | ruvades |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | ruvande | |||
Past participle | ruvad | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |