# sova
## Czech
### Alternative forms

* sůva (informal)

### Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech sova, from Proto-Slavic *sova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsova]

### Noun

sova f
* owl (strigiform)
* annoying person, especially an annoying woman

#### Derived terms

* soví
* sovička
* sovinec

### Further reading

* “sova”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “sova”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “sova”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

## Faroese
### Etymology

From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, from Proto-Indo-European *swep-.

### Verb

sova (third person singular past indicative svav, third person plural past indicative svóvu, supine sovið)
* to sleep

#### Derived terms

* forsova (to oversleep)
* hálvsova (to slumber)
* ovsova (to sleep too much)
* steinsova (to be fast asleep)

## Ingrian
### Alternative forms

* sava

### Etymology

Borrowed from Russian сова (sova).

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈs̠o̞ʋɑ]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈsoʋɑ/, [ˈʃo̞ʋɑ]
* Rhymes: -oʋɑ
* Hyphenation: so‧va

### Noun

sova
* owl

#### Derived terms

* sovaporoda

#### See also

* hyypiäs (“eagle owl”)

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 509

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Alternative forms

* sove (e-infinitive)
* såvå (dialectal)

### Etymology

From Old Norse sofa.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²so(ː)va/
* Hyphenation: sò‧va

### Verb

sova (present tense søv, past tense sov, supine sove, past participle soven, present participle sovande, imperative sov)
* to sleep

### References

* “sova” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* svoa, vaso, vaso-

## Old Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną.

### Verb

sova
* to sleep

#### Descendants

* Swedish: sova

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈsɔ.va/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɔ.vɐ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈsɔ.bɐ/ [ˈsɔ.βɐ]
* Hyphenation: so‧va

### Etymology 1

Deverbal from sovar. Compare Galician soba.

#### Noun

sova f (plural sovas)
* kneading (the act of kneading dough)
* the act of treading on grapes
* (informal) beating; spanking (act physically beating a person)
    Synonyms: surra, coça, espancamento

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

sova
* inflection of sovar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Serbo-Croatian
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

### Noun

sóva f (Cyrillic spelling со́ва)
* owl

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “sova”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

## Slovak
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsɔva]

### Noun

sova f
* owl

#### Derived terms

* soví
* sôvä
* sovíča
* sovička

### Further reading

* “sova”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Slovene
### Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *sova.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /sɔ̀ːʋa/

### Noun

sóva f
* owl

#### Inflection
### Further reading

* “sova”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

## Swedish
### Etymology

From Old Swedish sova, from Old Norse sofa, from Proto-Germanic *swefaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swep- (“sleep”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²soːva/
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

sova (present sover, preterite sov, supine sovit, imperative sov)
* to sleep
** 1869, “Sov du lilla vide ung (Videvisan) [Sleep, [you] little willow young (The Willow Song)]”, Zachris Topelius (lyrics), Alice Tegnér (music)‎:Sov, du lilla vide ung. Än så är det vinter. Än så sova [old present tense plural form, now "sover" – the present tense plural used to be identical to the infinitive for all verbs except vara] björk och ljung, ros och hyacinter. Än så är det långt till vår, innan rönn i blomma står. Sov, du lilla vide. Än så är det vinter. Solskensöga ser på dig. Solskensfamn dig vaggar. Snart blir grönt på skogens stig, och var blomma flaggar. Än en liten solskensbön: Vide liten blir så grön. Solskensöga ser dig. Solskensfamn dig vaggar.Sleep, ["you" – could be kept, but doesn't have the tone of "You little rascal" or the like as a vocative – see du] little willow young [poetic – putting the adjective last is equally unusual in Swedish here]. It is still winter [yet it is winter]. Yet [as in "still"] sleep birch and heather, rose and hyacinths. Spring is still a long way off [yet it is a long way to spring], before rowan is [stands] in bloom [normally "står i blom" rather than "står i blomma"]. Sleep, [you] little willow. It is still winter. Sunshine's eye watches you ["sunshine-eye watches you" – poetically terse in Swedish as well]. Sunshine's arms [see famn] rock you [like in a cradle (vagga)]. Soon the forest path will be green [soon it becomes green on the forest's path], and all the flowers fly their flags ["and each flower flags," as in puts out flags, figuratively]. Yet one little sunshine prayer [or plea]: Willow little turns so green. Sunshine's eye sees you. Sunshine's arms rock you.

#### Derived terms

* försova
* sovrum
* sovvagn

#### Related terms

* somna
* sova ut
* sovare
* sömn
* söva

### References

* sova in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* sova in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* sova in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)