Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrou̯ʋɑ/, [ˈro̞u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ouʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): rou‧va
Noun
rouva
- Mrs (title of a married woman)
- rouva Virtanen ― Mrs Virtanen
- madam (form of address for a married woman, a ranking female individual, or a not young female stranger)
- rouva puheenjohtaja ― madam speaker
Anteeksi, rouva! Unohditte sateenvarjonne!- Excuse me, madam! You forgot your umbrella!
- lady (a respectful word for a not young woman)
Viereisessä pöydässä istui kaksi tyylikästä rouvaa.- Two elegant ladies were sitting at the next table.
- (informal) wife
Hän oli elokuvissa rouvansa kanssa.- He was at the pictures with his wife.
- (card games) queen
- Synonyms: kuningatar, akka
Declension
More information nominative, genitive ...
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. |
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More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
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 |
third-person possessor |
|
singular |
plural |
nominative |
rouvansa |
rouvansa |
accusative |
nom. |
rouvansa |
rouvansa |
gen. |
rouvansa |
genitive |
rouvansa |
rouviensa rouvainsa rare |
partitive |
rouvaansa |
rouviaan rouviansa |
inessive |
rouvassaan rouvassansa |
rouvissaan rouvissansa |
elative |
rouvastaan rouvastansa |
rouvistaan rouvistansa |
illative |
rouvaansa |
rouviinsa |
adessive |
rouvallaan rouvallansa |
rouvillaan rouvillansa |
ablative |
rouvaltaan rouvaltansa |
rouviltaan rouviltansa |
allative |
rouvalleen rouvallensa |
rouvilleen rouvillensa |
essive |
rouvanaan rouvanansa |
rouvinaan rouvinansa |
translative |
rouvakseen rouvaksensa |
rouvikseen rouviksensa |
abessive |
rouvattaan rouvattansa |
rouvittaan rouvittansa |
instructive |
— |
— |
comitative |
— | rouvineen rouvinensa |
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