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Rūoj
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ruoj
Livonian
Etymology
Dzintra Hirša suggests that Latvian lv Roja Ruoja could be related to Livonian liv ruoi grass.Dzintra Hirša, Lībieši un lībiešu izcelsmes vietvārdi Latvijā in Kersti Boiko's Lībieši – rakstu krājums, page 213
1 zāle only lists liv āina for the meanings "hay, grass, medicine," however, compare et rohi. The 19th century 1 ruoi, however, lists ruoi as "grass."
Pronunciation
Proper noun
liv proper noun
Roja a populated place in Latvia on the coast of Gulf of Riga
Rūoj – Roja – Roja Roja – Roja – Roja
Declension
123 sg
References
liv Villages