Rut

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch Ruth.

Proper noun

Rut

  1. Ruth (biblical character)

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Ruth.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rut f

  1. (biblical) Ruth (the book of the Bible)
  2. (biblical) Ruth
  3. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ruth

Czech

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rut m anim (female equivalent Rutová)

  1. a male surname

Declension

Further reading

  • Rut”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)

Faroese

Etymology

From Hebrew רוּת.

Proper noun

Rut f

  1. a female given name

Usage notes

Matronymics

  • son of Rut: Rutarson
  • daughter of Rut: Rutardóttir

Declension

Singular
Indefinite
Nominative Rut
Accusative Rut
Dative Rut
Genitive Rutar

Hunsrik

Etymology

From Middle High German ruote, from Old High German ruota, from Proto-Germanic *rōdō.

Pronunciation

Noun

Rut f (plural Rute, diminutive Ritche)

  1. rod

Further reading

Icelandic

Proper noun

Rut f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth

Declension

    Declension of Rut
f-s1 singular
indefinite
nominative Rut
accusative Rut
dative Rut
genitive Rutar

Italian

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Proper noun

Rut f

  1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth
  2. Ruth (biblical character)
  3. the Book of Ruth

Marshallese

Etymology

From English Ruth.

Proper noun

Rut

  1. (bibilical, given name) Ruth

Norwegian

Proper noun

Rut

  1. Ruth (biblical character).
  2. a female given name, usually spelled Ruth

References

  • Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
  • Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 385 females with the given name Rut, compared to 9707 with named Ruth, living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on April 14th 2011.

Plautdietsch

Noun

Rut f (plural Ruten)

  1. windowpane

Polish

Etymology

From Ruta (plant).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrut/
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  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: Rut

Proper noun

Rut m pers

  1. a male surname

Declension

Proper noun

Rut f (indeclinable)

  1. a female surname

Scottish Gaelic

Proper noun

Rut f

  1. (biblical) Ruth
  2. (biblical) Ruth, the eighth book of the Old Testament

Coordinate terms

Spanish

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin Ruth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrut/
  • Rhymes: -ut
  • Syllabification: Rut

Proper noun

Rut f

  1. (biblical) Ruth (the book of the Bible)
  2. (biblical) Ruth
  3. a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ruth

Swedish

Etymology

From Hebrew רות.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rut c (genitive Ruts)

  1. Ruth (biblical character).
  2. a female given name

Usage notes

  • Popular given name in Sweden from the 1890s to the 1920s.

References

  • Sture Allén, Staffan Wahlin, Förnamnsboken, Almqvist&Wiksell 1979, →ISBN
  • Statistiska centralbyrån: 23 268 females with the given name Rut, compared to 14 540 named Ruth, living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.

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