ruiskaa

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Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic (or onomatopoeic).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

ruiskaa (dialectal, rare, poetic)

  1. (intransitive) Synonym of ruiskia
    • 1874, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, translated by Edvin Avellan, Muuttolinnut:
      Miss’ suojanen heillä on entuudestaan, / Miss’ lähtehet vettä, / Niin raikasta, ruiskaa, / Ja keinuva mettä

Usage notes

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative. Other forms are replaced with corresponding forms of synonymous verb ruiskia.

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ruisku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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