роў

Belarusian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rou̯]
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Etymology 1

From Old East Slavic ровъ (rovŭ), from Proto-Slavic *rovъ (ditch, pitch), from *ryti (to dig) (whence рыць (rycʹ)).

Noun

роў (roŭ) m inan (genitive ро́ва, nominative plural равы́, genitive plural раво́ў)

  1. ditch, trench, moat
Declension

Etymology 2

From the root of раўці́ (raŭcí, to roar). Cognates include Russian рёв (rjov), Ukrainian рев (rev).

Noun

роў (roŭ) m inan (genitive ро́ва, uncountable)

  1. roar, bellow (long, loud, deep shout)
  2. howl (loud cry)
Declension

References

  • роў” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
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