rukis

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Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *rugis, borrowed from either a Baltic or Germanic language, compare Lithuanian rugys and Proto-Germanic *rugiz. Cognate with Finnish ruis, Votic rüiz, ruiz, Veps rugiž, and Livvi ruiš.

Pronunciation

Noun

rukis (genitive rukki, partitive rukkist)

  1. rye

Declension

Declension of rukis (ÕS type 7/kallas, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative rukis rukkid
accusative nom.
gen. rukki
genitive rukiste
partitive rukist rukkeid
illative rukkisse rukistesse
rukkeisse
inessive rukkis rukistes
rukkeis
elative rukkist rukistest
rukkeist
allative rukkile rukistele
rukkeile
adessive rukkil rukistel
rukkeil
ablative rukkilt rukistelt
rukkeilt
translative rukkiks rukisteks
rukkeiks
terminative rukkini rukisteni
essive rukkina rukistena
abessive rukkita rukisteta
comitative rukkiga rukistega

Derived terms

Further reading

  • rukis”, in Eesti keele põhisõnavara sõnastik (in Estonian) (online version, not updated), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2014
  • rukis”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • rukis”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN
  • rukis in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)