From Proto-Finnic *rooko, borrowed from Baltic, or less likely from Germanic (compare Proto-West Germanic *brōk (“marsh”) and German Bruch (“swamp, moist meadow”)). Cognate with Karelian ruogo and Veps rogo.
ruoko
Inflection of ruoko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation) | ||||
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nominative | ruoko | ruo’ot | ||
genitive | ruo’on | ruokojen | ||
partitive | ruokoa | ruokoja | ||
illative | ruokoon | ruokoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | ruoko | ruo’ot | ||
accusative | nom. | ruoko | ruo’ot | |
gen. | ruo’on | |||
genitive | ruo’on | ruokojen | ||
partitive | ruokoa | ruokoja | ||
inessive | ruo’ossa | ruo’oissa | ||
elative | ruo’osta | ruo’oista | ||
illative | ruokoon | ruokoihin | ||
adessive | ruo’olla | ruo’oilla | ||
ablative | ruo’olta | ruo’oilta | ||
allative | ruo’olle | ruo’oille | ||
essive | ruokona | ruokoina | ||
translative | ruo’oksi | ruo’oiksi | ||
abessive | ruo’otta | ruo’oitta | ||
instructive | — | ruo’oin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
From Proto-Bantu *kʊ̀bókò.
ruókó class 11 (plural maókó class 6)