Belarusian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [rou̯]
  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Old East Slavic ровъ (rovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *rovъ (ditch, pitch), from *ryti (to dig) (whence рыць (rycʹ)).

Noun edit

роў (roŭm inan (genitive ро́ва, nominative plural равы́, genitive plural раво́ў)

  1. ditch, trench, moat
Declension edit

Etymology 2 edit

From the root of раўці́ (raŭcí, to roar). Cognates include Russian рёв (rjov), Ukrainian рев (rev).

Noun edit

роў (roŭm inan (genitive ро́ва, uncountable)

  1. roar, bellow (long, loud, deep shout)
  2. howl (loud cry)
Declension edit

References edit

  • роў” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org