loovva

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *loodak. Cognates include Finnish luoda and Estonian luua.

Pronunciation
  • (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈloːʋːɑ/
  • (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈloːʋˑɑ/
    • (Saarve) IPA(key): /ˈluːʋˑɑ/ (phonemic spelling: luuvva)
  • (Ylä-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈluːɑ/ (phonemic spelling: luua)
  • Hyphenation: loov‧va

Verb

loovva

  1. (transitive) to create
  2. (transitive) to shovel
  3. (transitive) to lower (nets)
    Pittää meil loovva verkot merree. ― We need to lower the nets into the sea.

Derived terms

References
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 277
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