ruw

Abau

FWOTD – 13 May 2015

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ɾʊ]

Noun

ruw

  1. a cassowary bone

References

  • 2007, Arjen Lock, Phonology Essentials: Abau Language, SIL International.

Dutch

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ryu̯/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -yu̯

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ruuch, ru, rou, from Old Dutch *rūh, *rū, from Proto-Germanic *rūhwaz. The original stem ended in -h-, which disappeared between vowels, giving *rū- in the inflected forms in Old Dutch. This then gave rise to an alternative uninflected form *rū, which developed into Middle Dutch ru, rou, modern Dutch ruw, rouw. The original uninflected form was back-formed to ruig based on other words with -ch in the uninflected form and -g- in inflected forms, similar to what happened to hoog.

Adjective

ruw (comparative ruwer, superlative ruwst)

  1. rough, crude, harsh (not gentle)
  2. raw, crude (unprocessed)
    De ruwe suiker wordt hier binnengebracht.
    The raw sugar enters the building right here.
    Dit is een bijproduct van ruwe olie.
    This is a byproduct of crude oil.
Inflection
Inflection of ruw
uninflected ruw
inflected ruwe
comparative ruwer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ruwruwerhet ruwst
het ruwste
indefinite m./f. sing. ruweruwereruwste
n. sing. ruwruwerruwste
plural ruweruwereruwste
definite ruweruwereruwste
partitive ruwsruwers
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: ru

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

ruw

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ruwen
  2. imperative of ruwen
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