sova
Czech
Etymology
From Old Czech sova, from Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsova]
Noun
sova f
- owl
Declension
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sova | sovy |
genitive | sovy | sov |
dative | sově | sovám |
accusative | sovu | sovy |
vocative | sovo | sovy |
locative | sově | sovách |
instrumental | sovou | sovami |
Further reading
- sova in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- sova in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.
Verb
sova (third person singular past indicative svav, third person plural past indicative svóvu, supine sovið)
- to sleep
Conjugation
Conjugation of sova (group v-62) | ||
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infinitive | sova | |
supine | sovið | |
participle (-)1 | sovandi | - |
present | past | |
first singular | sovi | svav |
second singular | svevur | svavst |
third singular | svevur | svav |
plural | sova | svóvu |
imperative | ||
singular | sov! | |
plural | sovið! | |
1Only the past participle being declined. |
Derived terms
- forsova (to oversleep)
- hálvsova (to slumber)
- ovsova (to sleep too much)
- steinsova (to be fast asleep)
Ingrian
Alternative forms
- sava
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian сова (sova).
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ʋɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈʃo̞ʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -oʋɑ
- Hyphenation: so‧va
Noun
sova
- owl
Declension
Declension of sova (type 3/koira, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | sova | sovat |
genitive | sovan | sovviin |
partitive | sovvaa | sovvia |
illative | sovvaa | sovvii |
inessive | sovas | sovis |
elative | sovast | sovist |
allative | sovalle | soville |
adessive | soval | sovil |
ablative | sovalt | sovilt |
translative | sovaks | soviks |
essive | sovanna, sovvaan | sovinna, sovviin |
exessive1) | sovant | sovint |
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. |
Derived terms
- sovaporoda
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- sove (e-infinitive)
- såvå (dialectal)
Etymology
From Old Norse sofa.
Verb
sova (present tense søv, past tense sov, supine sove, past participle soven, present participle sovande, imperative sov)
- to sleep
References
- “sova” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Anagrams
- svoa, vaso, vaso-
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną.
Verb
sova
- to sleep
Conjugation
present | past | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
infinitive | sova | — | |||
participle | sovandi, sovande | sovin | |||
active voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | sover | sovi, sove | — | sōf | sōvi, sōve |
þū | sover | sovi, sove | sof | sōft | sōvi, sōve |
han | sover | sovi, sove | — | sōf | sōvi, sōve |
vīr | sovum, sovom | sovum, sovom | sovum, sovom | sōvum, sōvom | sōvum, sōvom |
īr | sovin | sovin | sovin | sōvin | sōvin |
þēr | sova | sovin | — | sōvu, -o | sōvin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
þū | — | — | — | — | — |
han | — | — | — | — | — |
vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
īr | — | — | — | — | — |
þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: sova
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
- Hyphenation: so‧va
Etymology 1
Deverbal from sovar.
Noun
sova f (plural sovas)
- kneading (the act of kneading dough)
- the act of treading on grapes
- (informal) beating; spanking (act physically beating a person)
- Synonyms: surra, coça, espancamento
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
sova
- inflection of sovar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova.
Noun
sóva f (Cyrillic spelling со́ва)
- owl
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | sova | sove |
genitive | sove | sova |
dative | sovi | sovama |
accusative | sovu | sove |
vocative | sovo | sove |
locative | sovi | sovama |
instrumental | sovom | sovama |
Slovak
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɔva/
Noun
sova f (genitive singular sovy, nominative plural sovy, genitive plural sov, declension pattern of žena)
- owl
Declension
singular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | sova | sovy |
genitive | sovy | sov |
dative | sove | sovám |
accusative | sovu | sovy |
locative | sove | sovách |
instrumental | sovou | sovami |
Derived terms
- sôvä
- sovíča
Further reading
- sova in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ̀ːʋa/
Noun
sóva f
- owl
Inflection
Feminine, a-stem | |||
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nom. sing. | sôva | ||
gen. sing. | sôve | ||
singular | dual | plural | |
nominative (imenovȃlnik) | sôva | sôvi | sôve |
genitive (rodȋlnik) | sôve | sôv | sôv |
dative (dajȃlnik) | sôvi | sôvama | sôvam |
accusative (tožȋlnik) | sôvo | sôvi | sôve |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) | sôvi | sôvah | sôvah |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) | sôvo | sôvama | sôvami |
Further reading
- “sova”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish sova, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²soːva/
audio (file)
Verb
sova (present sover, preterite sov, supine sovit, imperative sov)
- to sleep
Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Infinitive | sova | sovas | ||
Supine | sovit | sovits | ||
Imperative | sov | — | ||
Imper. plural1 | soven | — | ||
Present | Past | Present | Past | |
Indicative | sover | sov | sovs, soves | sovs |
Ind. plural1 | sova | sovo | sovas | sovos |
Subjunctive2 | sove | sove | soves | soves |
Participles | ||||
Present participle | sovande | |||
Past participle | — | |||
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs. |
Related terms
- försova
- sömn
- somna
- söva
- sovare
- sovrum
- sovvagn
Further reading
- sova in Svensk ordbok.