rui

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "rui"

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rœy̯/
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  • Hyphenation: rui
  • Rhymes: -œy̯

Etymology 1

Doublet with rei, reie.

Noun

rui f (plural ruien, diminutive ruitje n or ruiken n)

  1. moat, canal (in a city)
  2. creek, ditch
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Deverbal from ruien.

Noun

rui m (plural ruien, diminutive ruitje n or ruiken n)

  1. molt (of feathers, fur)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rui

  1. inflection of ruien:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Japanese

Romanization

rui

  1. Rōmaji transcription of るい

Latin

Verb

ruī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ruō

Mandarin

Romanization

rui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ruí.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ruǐ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of ruì.

Usage notes

  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈru.i/
  • Rhymes: -ui
  • Syllabification: ru‧i

Noun

rui f

  1. inflection of ruja:
    1. genitive/dative/locative singular
    2. genitive plural

Portuguese

Verb

rui

  1. inflection of ruir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Sassarese

Pronunciation

Adjective

rui

  1. masculine/feminine singular of rùiu

Noun

rui m pl

  1. plural of rùiu

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

Noun

rui

  1. lath, slat
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