sova
Czech
Alternative forms
- sůva (informal)
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech sova, from Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsova]
Declension
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)
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Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ʋɑ]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈʃo̞ʋɑ]
- Rhymes: -oʋɑ
- Hyphenation: so‧va
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
See also
- hyypiäs (“eagle owl”)
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 509
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /²so(ː)va/
- Hyphenation: sò‧va
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.
Old Swedish
Etymology
From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną.
Conjugation
present | past | ||||
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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, sōvo | sōvin |
mediopassive voice | indicative | subjunctive | imperative | indicative | subjunctive |
iæk | — | — | — | — | — |
þū | — | — | — | — | — |
han | — | — | — | — | — |
vīr | — | — | — | — | — |
īr | — | — | — | — | — |
þēr | — | — | — | — | — |
Descendants
- Swedish: sova
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.va/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsɔ.bɐ/ [ˈsɔ.βɐ]
- Hyphenation: so‧va
Etymology 1
Deverbal from sovar.
Noun
sova f (plural sovas)
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
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.
Declension
Further reading
- “sova” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsɔva]
Noun
sova f (genitive singular sovy, nominative plural sovy, genitive plural sov, declension pattern of žena)
Declension
Further reading
- “sova”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɔ̀ːʋa/
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/
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Conjugation
Active | Passive | |||
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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. |