rua
'Are'are
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
References
- Kateřina Naitoro, A Sketch Grammar of 'Are'are: The Sound System and Morpho-Syntax (2013)
Anuta
Catalan
Noun
rua f (plural rues)
Related terms
Further reading
- “rua” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Fijian
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Cardinal : rua | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Central Pacific *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Garo
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾua/
Etymology 1
From Proto-Bodo-Garo *ru¹-a (“axe”).
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
Indonesian
Etymology 1
From Portuguese rua (“street”), from Old Portuguese rua (“street”), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrua̯]
- Hyphenation: rua
Noun
rua (plural rua-rua, first-person possessive ruaku, second-person possessive ruamu, third-person possessive ruanya)
Etymology 2
Unknown, probably same as above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrua̯]
- Hyphenation: rua
Alternative forms
Further reading
- “rua” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾˠuə/
Etymology 1
From Old Irish rúad, from Proto-Celtic *roudos (compare Welsh rhudd), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ- (compare Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old English rēad).
Adjective
rua (genitive singular masculine rua, genitive singular feminine rua or ruaí, comparative rua or ruacha)
Declension
Singular | Plural (m/f) | |||
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Positive | Masculine | Feminine | (strong noun) | (weak noun) |
Nominative | rua | rua | rua | |
Vocative | rua | rua | ||
Genitive | rua | rua | rua | |
Dative | rua | rua | rua | |
Comparative | níos rua | |||
Superlative | is rua |
- Alternative genitive singular feminine: ruaí (dialectal)
- Alternative comparative: ruacha (Cois Fharraige)
Derived terms
Noun
rua m (genitive singular rua, nominative plural ruanna)
- red-haired person, redhead
- reddish-brown, russet, colour
Declension
Fourth declension
Bare forms
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Forms with the definite article
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Further reading
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977), “rua”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “rúad”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Entries containing “rua” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “rua” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
- Sjoestedt, M. L. (1931) Phonétique d’un parler irlandais de Kerry (in French), Paris: Librairie Ernest Leroux, page 44
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru.a/
- Rhymes: -ua
- Hyphenation: rù‧a
Leonese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Makasar
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrua]
Mandarin
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maori
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Cardinal : rua | ||
Etymology 1
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian, from Proto-Polynesian, from Proto-Oceanic, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian (compare Malay lubang).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Old Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”) (likely through or influenced by Old French rue), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈru.a/
Noun
rua
- street
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, João de Gaia, B 1433: Vosso pai na rua (facsimile)
- Vosso pay na Rua / anta porta sua
- Your dad [is] on the street / before your door
- Vosso pay na Rua / anta porta sua
- 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 34 (facsimile):
- Hṽa omage pintada na rua siya / en tauoa mui bẽ feita de ſanta Maria.
- There was in the street a well-made icon of Holy Mary, painted on wood.
- Hṽa omage pintada na rua siya / en tauoa mui bẽ feita de ſanta Maria.
- 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, João de Gaia, B 1433: Vosso pai na rua (facsimile)
Palu'e
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Portuguese

Etymology
From Old Portuguese rua (“street”), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”). Cognate with Galician rúa. Doublet of ruga.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁu.ɐ/ [ˈhu.ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁu.ɐ/ [ˈχu.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁu.a/ [ˈhu.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁu.ɐ/
- Rhymes: -uɐ
- Hyphenation: ru‧a
Noun
rua f (plural ruas)
Rapa Nui
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɾu.a/
- Hyphenation: ru‧a
Etymology 1
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Cardinal : rua Compound form : piti | ||
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua. Cognates include Hawaiian lua and Maori rua.
Etymology 2
From Proto-Polynesian *lua. Cognates include Samoan lua and Tokelauan lua.
Rarotongan
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Cardinal : rua | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Eastern Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Nuclear Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Polynesian *rua, from Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Ratahan
Etymology
From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Rotuman
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Cardinal : rua | ||
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Sotho
Ternate
References
- Rika Hayami-Allen (2001). A Descriptive Study of the Language of Ternate, the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia. University of Pittsburgh.
Tetum
Etymology
From Proto-Central-Eastern Malayo-Polynesian *dua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Ujir
References
- Antoinette Schapper, Marian Klamer, Numeral systems in the Alor-Pantar languages
Uneapa
Etymology
From Proto-Oceanic *rua, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *duha, from Proto-Austronesian *duSa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rua/
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
Uruava
Further reading
- Malcolm Ross, Proto Oceanic and the Austronesian Languages of Western Melanesia, Pacific Linguistics, series C-98 (1988)
- ABVD