rófa

Icelandic

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrouːva/
  • Rhymes: -ouːva

Etymology 1

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Noun

rófa f (genitive singular rófu, nominative plural rófur)

  1. tail (of cats, dogs, mice, etc.)
Declension
declension of rófa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rófa rófan rófur rófurnar
accusative rófu rófuna rófur rófurnar
dative rófu rófunni rófum rófunum
genitive rófu rófunnar rófa rófanna
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • dindill (tail of a sheep or seal)
  • tagl (tail of a horse)
  • hali (tail of cattle)
  • stél (tail of a bird)
  • sporður (tail of a fish or whale, etc.)

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *rōbǭ, *rōbijǭ. Cognate with German Rübe.

Noun

rófa f (genitive singular rófu, nominative plural rófur)

  1. rutabaga, swede
Declension
declension of rófa
f-w1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rófa rófan rófur rófurnar
accusative rófu rófuna rófur rófurnar
dative rófu rófunni rófum rófunum
genitive rófu rófunnar rófa rófanna
Synonyms
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