rua
'Are'are edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral edit
rua
References edit
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Anuta edit
Numeral edit
rua
Balinese edit
Romanization edit
rua
- Romanization of ᬭ᭄ᬯ
Bariai edit
Numeral edit
rua
References edit
- Steve Gallagher, Peirce Baehr, Bariai Grammar Sketch (2005)
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Latin rūga (“wrinkle”). Doublet of ruga.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rua f (plural rues)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “rua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Fijian edit
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Cardinal : rua | ||
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central Pacific *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral edit
rua
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Verb edit
rua
- third-person singular past historic of ruer
Galician edit
Verb edit
rua
- (reintegrationist norm) inflection of ruar:
Garo edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *ru¹-a (“axe”).
Noun edit
rua
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
rua
- to pour slowly and carefully
- to take down; to take apart
Etymology 3 edit
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
rua
- rice seedling after removal from seedbed or after transplanting
Etymology 4 edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
rua
- to mate (of animals)
Etymology 5 edit
Alternative forms edit
Verb edit
rua
- to dance
Indonesian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Portuguese rua (“street”), from Old Galician-Portuguese rua (“street”), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rua (plural rua-rua, first-person possessive ruaku, second-person possessive ruamu, third-person possessive ruanya)
Etymology 2 edit
Unknown, probably same as above.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
rua
Alternative forms edit
Further reading edit
- “rua” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).
Adjective edit
rua (genitive singular masculine rua, genitive singular feminine rua or ruaí, comparative rua or ruacha)
- red(-haired)
- Synonyms: ceannrua, fionnrua, foltrua, ruafholtach
- reddish-brown, russet, copper brown
- wild, fierce; rough, strong
Declension edit
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | rua | rua | rua | |
Vocative | rua | rua | ||
Genitive | rua | rua | rua | |
Dative | rua | rua | rua | |
Comparative | níos rua | |||
Superlative | is rua |
- Alternative genitive singular feminine: ruaí (dialectal)
- Alternative comparative: ruacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
rua m (genitive singular rua, nominative plural ruanna)
- red-haired person, redhead
- reddish-brown, russet, colour
Declension edit
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
an rua f
- (pathology) the rose, erysipelas
Further reading edit
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rúad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “rua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “rua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rua f (plural rue)
- Alternative form of ruga
Anagrams edit
Kristang edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese rua.
Noun edit
rua
Leonese edit
Etymology edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun edit
rua f (plural ruas)
References edit
Macanese edit
Etymology edit
From Portuguese rua.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rua
- street
- na meo di rua ― in the middle of the street
- tambâ buraco di rua ― to fill in the hole in the street
- atâi di rua ― uneducated boy (literally, “boy of the street”)
Usage notes edit
- Some usages of rua are calques of Cantonese usages; for example, vai rua is a calque of Cantonese 出街 (ceot1 gaai1), while andâ rua is a calque of Cantonese 行街 (haang4 gaai1).
Derived terms edit
- andâ rua (“to stroll around the streets”)
- vai rua (“to go out”, literally “to go street”)
- varê rua (“to always stay outside”, literally “to sweep the street”)
References edit
Makasar edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
rua (Lontara spelling ᨑᨘᨕ)
Mandarin edit
Romanization edit
rua
- Nonstandard spelling of ruá.
Usage notes edit
- Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.
Maori edit
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Cardinal : rua | ||
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral edit
rua
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Malay lubang).
Noun edit
rua
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Noun edit
rua f
Occitan edit
Etymology edit
From Old Occitan rua, from Latin ruga.
Noun edit
rua f (plural ruas)
Old Galician-Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”) (likely through or influenced by Old French rue), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rua f (plural ruas)
- street
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, João de Gaia, B 1433: Vosso pai na rua (facsimile)
- Vosso pay na Rua / anta porta sua
- Your dad [is] on the street / before your door
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 34 (facsimile):
- Hṽa omage pintada na rua siya / en tauoa mui bẽ feita de ſanta Maria.
- There was in the street a well-made icon of Holy Mary, painted on wood.
- Hṽa omage pintada na rua siya / en tauoa mui bẽ feita de ſanta Maria.
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, João de Gaia, B 1433: Vosso pai na rua (facsimile)
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
Palu'e edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral edit
rua
Portuguese edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -uɐ
- Hyphenation: ru‧a
Etymology 1 edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese rua (“street”), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”). Cognate with Galician rúa. Doublet of ruga.
Noun edit
rua f (plural ruas)
- street; road (paved path)
- Eu moro na rua da Igreja.
- I live on Church Street.
- Olha para os dois lados antes de atravessar a rua.
- Look both ways before you cross the street.
- streets (urban areas outside buildings)
- O mendigo mora na rua.
- The beggar lives in the streets.
Interjection edit
rua!
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
rua
- inflection of ruar:
Rapa Nui edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
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Cardinal : rua Compound form : piti | ||
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Maori rua.
Numeral edit
rua
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Samoan lua and Tokelauan lua.
Verb edit
rua
- (intransitive) to vomit
References edit
Rarotongan edit
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Cardinal : rua | ||
Etymology edit
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral edit
rua
Ratahan edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral edit
rua
Rotuman edit
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Cardinal : rua | ||
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral edit
rua
Sardinian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
rua f (plural ruas)
Sotho edit
Verb edit
rua
- to be rich
Ternate edit
Etymology edit
Adverb edit
rua
References edit
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh.
Tetum edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Numeral edit
rua
Ujir edit
Numeral edit
rua
References edit
- Antoinette Schapper, Marian Klamer, Numeral systems in the Alor-Pantar languages
Uneapa edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Pronunciation edit
Numeral edit
rua
Further reading edit
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Uruava edit
Numeral edit
rua
Further reading edit
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- ABVD
Venetian edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin rota. Compare Italian ruota.
Alternative forms edit
Noun edit
rua f (plural rue)
Etymology 2 edit
From Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ). Compare Italian ruta.
Noun edit
rua f (plural rue)
- rue (plant)