ruw

Abau

FWOTD – 13 May 2015

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʊ]

Noun

ruw

1. a cassowary bone

References

• 2007, Arjen Lock, Phonology Essentials: Abau Language, SIL International.

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Dutch

Alternative forms

• rouw

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ryu̯/

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• Rhymes: -yu̯

Etymology 1

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.

Adjective

ruw (comparative ruwer, superlative ruwst)

1. rough, crude, harsh (not gentle)
2. 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.

Inflection

Inflection of ruw
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	—

Descendants

• Afrikaans: ru

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

ruw

1. first-person singular present indicative of ruwen
2. imperative of ruwen