ruw
AbauEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
ruw
- a cassowary bone
ReferencesEdit
- 2007, Arjen Lock, Phonology Essentials: Abau Language, SIL International.
DutchEdit
Alternative formsEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Middle Dutch ruuch, ru, rou, from Old Dutch *rūh, *rū, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. The original stem ended in -h-, which disappeared between vowels, giving *rū- in the inflected forms in Old Dutch. This then gave rise to an alternative uninflected form *rū, which developed into Middle Dutch ru, rou, modern Dutch ruw, rouw. The original uninflected form was back-formed to ruig based on other words with -ch in the uninflected form and -g- in inflected forms, similar to what happened to hoog.
AdjectiveEdit
ruw (comparative ruwer, superlative ruwst)
- rough, crude, harsh (not gentle)
- raw, crude (unprocessed)
- De ruwe suiker wordt hier binnengebracht.
- The raw sugar enters the building right here.
- Dit is een bijproduct van ruwe olie.
- This is a byproduct of crude oil.
InflectionEdit
Inflection of ruw | ||||
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uninflected | ruw | |||
inflected | ruwe | |||
comparative | ruwer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | ruw | ruwer | het ruwst het ruwste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ruwe | ruwere | ruwste |
n. sing. | ruw | ruwer | ruwste | |
plural | ruwe | ruwere | ruwste | |
definite | ruwe | ruwere | ruwste | |
partitive | ruws | ruwers | — |
DescendantsEdit
- Afrikaans: ru
Etymology 2Edit
See the etymology of the main entry.
VerbEdit
ruw