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roa

roa

See also: ROA, róa, Róa, and ro'a

Ladin

Noun

roa f (plural [please provide])

  1. landslide

Malagasy

Malagasy cardinal numbers
 <  1 2 3  > 
    Cardinal : roa
    Ordinal : faharoa

Etymology

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

Numeral

roa

  1. (cardinal) two

Maori

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *loa.

Adjective

roa

  1. long
  2. tall
  3. slow

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Noun

roa m, f

  1. definite feminine singular of ro

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

roa f

  1. definite singular of ro

Portuguese

Verb

roa

  1. first-person singular present subjunctive of roer
  2. third-person singular present subjunctive of roer
  3. first-person singular imperative of roer
  4. third-person singular imperative of roer

Rapa Nui

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *loa.

Adjective

roa

  1. long

Spanish

Verb

roa

  1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of roer.
  2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of roer.
  3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of roer.
  4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of roer.

Swedish

Etymology

ro + -a, from Old Swedish ro (rest), German ruhe with a secondary meaning in Danish and Swedish of entertainment, pastime (during the rest)

Pronunciation

Verb

roa (present roar, preterite roade, supine roat, imperative roa)

  1. (archaic, intransitive, reflexive) to rest
  2. to entertain (someone); to amuse

Conjugation

Related terms

References

  • 2. ro in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

Tahitian

Etymology

From Proto-Polynesian *loa

Adjective

roa

  1. long (time or space)

Adverb

roa

  1. very (intensity mark)

References