Estonian edit

Etymology edit

From Middle Low German rôven, from Proto-West Germanic *raubōn, from Proto-Germanic *raubōną.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrøːvimɑ/, [ˈrøːvimɑ]
  • Rhymes: -øːvimɑ
  • Hyphenation: röö‧vi‧ma

Verb edit

röövima (da-infinitive röövida) (transitive)

  1. (also figuratively) to rob, to steal
  2. to abduct, to kidnap

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References edit

  • röövima in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
  • röövima”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009