røver

See also: rover and Rover

Danish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʁœ̞ːʋɐ], [ˈʁœ̞ːwɐ]

Etymology 1

From røve (“to rob”) +‎ -er. Borrowed from Middle Low German rōver, cf. Swedish rövare and German Räuber. The English correspondent robber has gone through French.

Noun

røver c (singular definite røveren, plural indefinite røvere)

  1. robber
  2. highwayman, brigand
Inflection
Declension of røver
common
gender 		singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative røver røveren røvere røverne
genitive røvers røverens røveres røvernes
Derived terms
  • røverisk

Etymology 2

See røve (“to rob”).

Verb

røver

  1. present of røve

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

Noun

røver m (definite singular røveren, indefinite plural røvere, definite plural røverne)

  1. a robber, highwayman
Derived terms
  • bankrøver
  • halvstudert røver
  • landevegsrøver
  • landeveisrøver
  • røverhistorie
  • røveri
  • røverkjøp
  • røverpris
  • røverroman
  • røverspråk (røverspråket)
  • røverstat
  • røverunge
  • sjørøver
  • sjørøveri

See also

References

Etymology 2

Verb

røver

  1. present of røve
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