sova
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Sova.
Czech
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech sova, from Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
Noun
sova f
Declension
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
Further reading
- “sova”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sova”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “sova”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.
Verb
sova (third person singular past indicative svav, third person plural past indicative svóvu, supine sovið)
- to sleep
Conjugation
| Conjugation of sova (group v-62) | ||
|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sova | |
| supine | sovið | |
| participle (-)1 | sovandi | - |
| present | past | |
| first singular | sovi | svav |
| second singular | svevur | svavst |
| third singular | svevur | svav |
| plural | sova | svóvu |
| imperative | ||
| singular | sov! | |
| plural | sovið! | |
| 1Only the past participle being declined. | ||
Derived terms
Derived terms
Ingrian
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Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian сова (sova).
Pronunciation
Noun
sova
Declension
| Declension of sova (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | sova | sovat |
| genitive | sovan | sovviin |
| partitive | sovvaa | sovvia |
| illative | sovvaa | sovvii |
| inessive | sovas | sovis |
| elative | sovast | sovist |
| allative | sovalle | soville |
| adessive | soval | sovil |
| ablative | sovalt | sovilt |
| translative | sovaks | soviks |
| essive | sovanna, sovvaan | sovinna, sovviin |
| exessive1) | sovant | sovint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
See also
- hyypiäs (“eagle owl”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 509
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
sova (present tense søv, past tense sov, supine sove, past participle soven, present participle sovande, imperative sov)
- to sleep
References
- “sova” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną.
Verb
sova
- to sleep
Conjugation
Conjugation of sova (strong)
| present | past | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | sova | — | |||
| participle | sovandi, sovande | sovin | |||
| active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | sover | sovi, sove | — | sōf | sōvi, sōve |
| þū | sover | sovi, sove | sof | sōft | sōvi, sōve |
| han | sover | sovi, sove | — | sōf | sōvi, sōve |
| vīr | sovum, sovom | sovum, sovom | sovum, sovom | sōvum, sōvom | sōvum, sōvom |
| īr | sovin | sovin | sovin | sōvin | sōvin |
| þēr | sova | sovin | — | sōvu, sōvo | sōvin |
| mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
| iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
| þū | — | — | — | — | — |
| han | — | — | — | — | — |
| vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
| īr | — | — | — | — | — |
| þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: sova
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: so‧va
Etymology 1
Noun
sova f (plural sovas)
- kneading (the act of kneading dough)
- the act of treading on grapes
- (informal) beating; spanking (act physically beating a person)
- Synonyms: surra, coça, espancamento
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sova
- inflection of sovar:
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.
Noun
sóva f (Cyrillic spelling со́ва)
Declension
Declension of sova
Further reading
- “sova”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
Noun
sova f
Declension
Declension of sova (pattern žena)
Derived terms
adjective
nouns
Further reading
- “sova”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024
Slovene
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
Noun
sóva f
Inflection
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The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks. |
| Feminine, a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | sôva | ||
| gen. sing. | sôve | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
sôva | sôvi | sôve |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
sôve | sôv | sôv |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
sôvi | sôvama | sôvam |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
sôvo | sôvi | sôve |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
sôvi | sôvah | sôvah |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
sôvo | sôvama | sôvami |
Further reading
- “sova”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sova, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).
Pronunciation
Verb
sova (present sover, preterite sov, supine sovit, imperative sov)
- to sleep
- 1869, “Sov du lilla vide ung (Videvisan) [Sleep, little willow young (The Willow Song)]”, Zachris Topelius (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music):
- Sov, du lilla vide ung. Än så är det vinter. Än så sova [old present tense plural form, now "sover" – the present tense plural used to be identical to the infinitive for all verbs except vara] björk och ljung, ros och hyacinter. Än så är det långt till vår, innan rönn i blomma står. Sov, du lilla vide. Än så är det vinter. Solskensöga ser på dig. Solskensfamn dig vaggar. Snart blir grönt på skogens stig, och var blomma flaggar. Än en liten solskensbön: Vide liten blir så grön. Solskensöga ser dig. Solskensfamn dig vaggar.
- Sleep, little willow young . It is still winter . Yet sleep birch and heather, rose and hyacinths. Spring is still a long way off , before rowan is in bloom . Sleep, little willow. It is still winter. Sunshine's eye watches you . Sunshine's arms rock you . Soon the forest path will be green , and all the flowers fly their flags . Yet one little sunshine prayer : Willow little turns so green. Sunshine's eye sees you. Sunshine's arms rock you.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sova (class 5 strong)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | sova | sovas | ||
| Supine | sovit | sovits | ||
| Imperative | sov | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | soven | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | sover | sov | sovs, soves | sovs |
| Ind. plural1 | sova | sovo | sovas | sovos |
| Subjunctive2 | sove | sove | soves | soves |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | sovande | |||
| Past participle | — | |||
| 1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. | ||||