røv

See also: rov, ROV, and röv

Danish

Etymology 1

From Old Norse rauf (“gap, rift, hole”), Proto-Germanic *raubō (“rift”), cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk rauv, ræv, Swedish röv. The noun is derived from the verb Old Norse rjúfa (“to break, tear”), from Proto-Germanic *reufaną (“to tear”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /røvˀ/, [ˈʁɶwˀ]

Noun

røv c (singular definite røven, plural indefinite røve)

1. (vulgar) bum, arse, ass

Declension

Declension of røv

common gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	røv	røven	røve	røvene
genitive	røvs	røvens	røves	røvenes

Synonyms

• (arse): bag, bagdel, ende, numse, rumpe

Derived terms

• bonderøv
• bøsserøv
• min bare røv
• rende i røven

 

Etymology 2

See røve.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /røːˀv/, [ˈʁœˀw], [ˈʁœwˀ]

Verb

røv

1. imperative of røve

Norwegian Bokmål

Verb

røv

1. imperative of røve