rófa
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrouːva/
- Rhymes: -ouːva
Etymology 1
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Noun
rófa f (genitive singular rófu, nominative plural rófur)
- 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
- skott
Derived terms
- rófubein (tailbone)
Related 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)
- 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
- gulrófa