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rouva

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Finnish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle Low German vrouwe.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrou̯ʋɑ/, [ˈro̞u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ouʋɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): rou‧va

Noun

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rouva

  1. Mrs (title of a married woman)
    rouva VirtanenMrs Virtanen
  2. madam (form of address for a married woman, a ranking female individual, or a not young female stranger)
    rouva puheenjohtajamadam speaker
    Anteeksi, rouva! Unohditte sateenvarjonne!
    Excuse me, madam! You forgot your umbrella!
  3. lady (a respectful word for a not young woman)
    Viereisessä pöydässä istui kaksi tyylikästä rouvaa.
    Two elegant ladies were sitting at the next table.
  4. (informal) wife
    Hän oli elokuvissa rouvansa kanssa.
    He was at the cinema with his wife.
  5. (card games) queen
    Synonyms: kuningatar, akka

Declension

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Inflection of rouva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative rouva rouvat
genitive rouvan rouvien
partitive rouvaa rouvia
illative rouvaan rouviin
singular plural
nominative rouva rouvat
accusative nom. rouva rouvat
gen. rouvan
genitive rouvan rouvien
rouvain rare
partitive rouvaa rouvia
inessive rouvassa rouvissa
elative rouvasta rouvista
illative rouvaan rouviin
adessive rouvalla rouvilla
ablative rouvalta rouvilta
allative rouvalle rouville
essive rouvana rouvina
translative rouvaksi rouviksi
abessive rouvatta rouvitta
instructive rouvin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rouva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rouvani rouvani
accusative nom. rouvani rouvani
gen. rouvani
genitive rouvani rouvieni
rouvaini rare
partitive rouvaani rouviani
inessive rouvassani rouvissani
elative rouvastani rouvistani
illative rouvaani rouviini
adessive rouvallani rouvillani
ablative rouvaltani rouviltani
allative rouvalleni rouvilleni
essive rouvanani rouvinani
translative rouvakseni rouvikseni
abessive rouvattani rouvittani
instructive
comitative rouvineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rouvasi rouvasi
accusative nom. rouvasi rouvasi
gen. rouvasi
genitive rouvasi rouviesi
rouvaisi rare
partitive rouvaasi rouviasi
inessive rouvassasi rouvissasi
elative rouvastasi rouvistasi
illative rouvaasi rouviisi
adessive rouvallasi rouvillasi
ablative rouvaltasi rouviltasi
allative rouvallesi rouvillesi
essive rouvanasi rouvinasi
translative rouvaksesi rouviksesi
abessive rouvattasi rouvittasi
instructive
comitative rouvinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rouvamme rouvamme
accusative nom. rouvamme rouvamme
gen. rouvamme
genitive rouvamme rouviemme
rouvaimme rare
partitive rouvaamme rouviamme
inessive rouvassamme rouvissamme
elative rouvastamme rouvistamme
illative rouvaamme rouviimme
adessive rouvallamme rouvillamme
ablative rouvaltamme rouviltamme
allative rouvallemme rouvillemme
essive rouvanamme rouvinamme
translative rouvaksemme rouviksemme
abessive rouvattamme rouvittamme
instructive
comitative rouvinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rouvanne rouvanne
accusative nom. rouvanne rouvanne
gen. rouvanne
genitive rouvanne rouvienne
rouvainne rare
partitive rouvaanne rouvianne
inessive rouvassanne rouvissanne
elative rouvastanne rouvistanne
illative rouvaanne rouviinne
adessive rouvallanne rouvillanne
ablative rouvaltanne rouviltanne
allative rouvallenne rouvillenne
essive rouvananne rouvinanne
translative rouvaksenne rouviksenne
abessive rouvattanne rouvittanne
instructive
comitative rouvinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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