ruotu
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Finnish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
ruotu
- (historical, military) In the forced conscription system (often translated as "allotment system" into English, see Wikipedia article linked above) valid in Finland from 1682 to 1901, a group of estates responsible for providing an armed soldier for the crown.
- (historical, military) Smallest operative grouping in the armed forces of Sweden consisting of 12 to 20 men, corresponding roughly to the platoon of modern armies.
- (idiomatic) order, discipline (in certain idioms)
- laittaa ruotuun ― to discipline, impose order on someone
- poiketa ruodusta ― to step aside, deviate from the right or proper path, especially from an ideological point of view
- pysyä ruodussa ― to toe the line, fall in line
Declension
| Inflection of ruotu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruotu | ruodut | |
| genitive | ruodun | ruotujen | |
| partitive | ruotua | ruotuja | |
| illative | ruotuun | ruotuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ruotu | ruodut | |
| accusative | nom. | ruotu | ruodut |
| gen. | ruodun | ||
| genitive | ruodun | ruotujen | |
| partitive | ruotua | ruotuja | |
| inessive | ruodussa | ruoduissa | |
| elative | ruodusta | ruoduista | |
| illative | ruotuun | ruotuihin | |
| adessive | ruodulla | ruoduilla | |
| ablative | ruodulta | ruoduilta | |
| allative | ruodulle | ruoduille | |
| essive | ruotuna | ruotuina | |
| translative | ruoduksi | ruoduiksi | |
| abessive | ruodutta | ruoduitta | |
| instructive | — | ruoduin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ruotu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03