Ladin

Noun

roa f ‎(plural [please provide])

1. landslide

Malagasy

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

• Aotearoa

References

• roa Te Aka Māori-English, English-Māori Dictionary and Index.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• roen

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

• oro
• oroa
• rolig

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

• Yves Lemaître, Lexique du tahitien contemporain (Current Tahitian lexicon), 1995.
• “roa” in Dictionnaire en ligne Tahitien/Français (Online Tahitian–French Dictionary), by the Tahitian Academy.