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roa

See also: ROA, róa, Róa, Roa, and ro'a

Translingual

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roa

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-5 language code for Romance languages.

Estonian

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Noun

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roa

  1. genitive singular of roog

Fala

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese roda, from Latin rota (“wheel”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈroa/
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: ro‧a

Noun

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roa f (plural roas)

  1. wheel

References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

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Verb

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roa

  1. (reintegrationist norm) inflection of roer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Garo

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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roa

  1. rice seedling after removal from seedbed or after transplanting

Etymology 2

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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roa

  1. to mate (of animals)
Conjugation
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Tense inflections for roa (see Appendix:Garo verbs)
Declarative Interrogative Potential
Positive Negative "not yet" Positive Negative Positive Negative
Present Simple roa roja rokuja roama rojama roakon rojakon
Continuous roenga rojaenga rokujaenga roengama rojaengama roaengakon rojaengakon
Past roaha rojaha rokujaha roahama rojahama roahakon rojahakon
Future rogen, ronoa1 rojawa rokujawa rogenma, ronoama1 rojawama rogenkon, ronoakon1 rojawakon
"probably" ronabaginang rojanabaginang – – – – –
Intentional ronajok rojanajok – – – – –
Change of state Non-past rojok rojajok – – – – –
Past roahajok rojahajok – – – – –
Imperative Second person robo ronabe – – – – –
Third person rokan, rokana rojakan, rojakana – – – – –
Formal imperative robone ronabene – – – – –
Infinitive rona rojana – – – – –
1Dialectal.

Etymology 3

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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roa

  1. to dance
Conjugation
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Tense inflections for roa (see Appendix:Garo verbs)
Declarative Interrogative Potential
Positive Negative "not yet" Positive Negative Positive Negative
Present Simple roa roja rokuja roama rojama roakon rojakon
Continuous roenga rojaenga rokujaenga roengama rojaengama roaengakon rojaengakon
Past roaha rojaha rokujaha roahama rojahama roahakon rojahakon
Future rogen, ronoa1 rojawa rokujawa rogenma, ronoama1 rojawama rogenkon, ronoakon1 rojawakon
"probably" ronabaginang rojanabaginang – – – – –
Intentional ronajok rojanajok – – – – –
Change of state Non-past rojok rojajok – – – – –
Past roahajok rojahajok – – – – –
Imperative Second person robo ronabe – – – – –
Third person rokan, rokana rojakan, rojakana – – – – –
Formal imperative robone ronabene – – – – –
Infinitive rona rojana – – – – –
1Dialectal.

Ladin

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Etymology

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From Raetic.

Noun

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roa f (plural [please provide])

  1. landslide

Malagasy

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Malagasy cardinal numbers
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    Cardinal : roa
    Ordinal : faharoa

Etymology

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

Numeral

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roa

  1. two

Maori

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *loa, cognate with Hawaiian loa and Tahitian roa.

Adjective

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roa

  1. long
  2. tall
  3. slow

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Middle English

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Noun

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roa

  1. Alternative form of ro (“roe deer”)

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Noun

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roa m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of ro

Verb

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roa

  1. inflection of roe:
    1. simple past
    2. past participle

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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From ro f (“calm, quiet”).

Verb

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roa (present tense roar, past tense roa, past participle roa, passive infinitive roast, present participle roande, imperative roa/ro)

  1. (transitive) to calm
  2. (reflexive) to calm down

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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roa f

  1. definite singular of ro

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Portuguese

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Verb

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roa

  1. inflection of roer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Rapa Nui

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *loa.

Adjective

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roa

  1. long

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈroa/ [ˈro.a]
  • Rhymes: -oa
  • Syllabification: ro‧a

Etymology 1

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Noun

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roa f (plural roas)

  1. Synonym of roda

Etymology 2

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Verb

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roa

  1. inflection of roer:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

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Swedish

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Etymology

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

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Verb

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

  1. to amuse, to entertain
    Farfar roade dom med fräckisar
    Grandpa entertained them with dirty jokes
    Att se på när andra arbetar roar henne
    Watching others work amuses her
  2. (archaic, intransitive, reflexive) to rest

Conjugation

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Conjugation of roa (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive roa roas
Supine roat roats
Imperative roa —
Imper. plural1 roen —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative roar roade roas roades
Ind. plural1 roa roade roas roades
Subjunctive2 roe roade roes roades
Participles
Present participle roande
Past participle road
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.
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Tahitian

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Etymology

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From Proto-Polynesian *loa.

Adjective

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roa

  1. long (time or space)

Adverb

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roa

  1. very (intensity mark)

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