ruutu
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Estonian
Noun
ruutu (genitive ruutu, partitive ruutut)
Declension
| Declension of ruutu (ÕS type 16/pere, no gradation) | |||
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| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ruutu | ruutud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ruutu | ||
| genitive | ruutude | ||
| partitive | ruutut | ruutusid | |
| illative | ruutusse | ruutudesse | |
| inessive | ruutus | ruutudes | |
| elative | ruutust | ruutudest | |
| allative | ruutule | ruutudele | |
| adessive | ruutul | ruutudel | |
| ablative | ruutult | ruutudelt | |
| translative | ruutuks | ruutudeks | |
| terminative | ruutuni | ruutudeni | |
| essive | ruutuna | ruutudena | |
| abessive | ruututa | ruutudeta | |
| comitative | ruutuga | ruutudega | |
See also
Further reading
Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta (compare German Raute, Dutch ruit), possibly from Latin rūta (“rue”).
Noun
ruutu
- square, rectangle, rhombus (any convex shape with four equally long sides the opposite sides of which are parallel; not a mathematical term)
- Near-synonym: neliö (“square (in mathematics or geometry)”)
- box (a small square on a form that may e.g. be checked)
- hash, square, pound sign (#-symbol)
- screen (informational viewing area of electronic output devices)
- TV-ruutu ― TV screen
- pane (individual sheet of glass in a window)
- check (a square or rectangular in a checkered pattern)
- Pöytäliinassa oli punaisia ja valkoisia ruutuja.
- The tablecloth had red and white checks.
- hopscotch, hoppers (child's game)
- frame (of video; division of time on a multimedia timeline)
- (heraldry) fusil, lozenge
- (graphical user interface) pane
Declension
| Inflection of ruutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruutu | ruudut | |
| genitive | ruudun | ruutujen | |
| partitive | ruutua | ruutuja | |
| illative | ruutuun | ruutuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ruutu | ruudut | |
| accusative | nom. | ruutu | ruudut |
| gen. | ruudun | ||
| genitive | ruudun | ruutujen | |
| partitive | ruutua | ruutuja | |
| inessive | ruudussa | ruuduissa | |
| elative | ruudusta | ruuduista | |
| illative | ruutuun | ruutuihin | |
| adessive | ruudulla | ruuduilla | |
| ablative | ruudulta | ruuduilta | |
| allative | ruudulle | ruuduille | |
| essive | ruutuna | ruutuina | |
| translative | ruuduksi | ruuduiksi | |
| abessive | ruudutta | ruuduitta | |
| instructive | — | ruuduin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Synonyms
- (pane): ikkunaruutu
Derived terms
compounds
- ikkunaruutu
- isoruutuinen
- koeruutu
- kokoruututila
- kuvaruutu
- lasiruutu
- luetteloruutu
- lähtöruutu
- mokkaruutu
- mustavalkoruutuinen
- näyttöruutu
- pakoruutu
- parkkiruutu
- pepitaruutu
- pikkuruutuinen
- punaruutuinen
- punosruutu
- pysäköintiruutu
- ruudunkaappaus
- ruudunlukija
- ruudunlukuohjelma
- ruudunsäästäjä
- ruutuaika
- ruutuhapero
- ruutuhyppely
- ruutuikkuna
- ruutujako
- ruutukaappari
- ruutukaappaus
- ruutukaava
- ruutukasvo
- ruutukoodi
- ruutukuvio
- ruutukylvö
- ruutulippu
- ruutumaa
- ruutumalli
- ruutumonninen
- ruutuompelu
- ruutupaperi
- ruutuparketti
- ruuturivi
- ruutuverkko
- salmiakkiruutu
- sanomaruutu
- siniruutuinen
- skottiruudullinen
- skottiruutuinen
- suoraruutuinen
- suuriruutuinen
- syöttöruutu
- televisioruutu
- tv-ruutu
- valintaruutu
- vinoruutu
- yhdistelmäruutu
Descendants
- → Ingrian: ruuto
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Swedish ruter, from Danish ruder, from the same Germanic source as ruutu (etymology 1), a semantic loan from French carreau (diamonds are an original French suit).
Noun
ruutu
Declension
| Inflection of ruutu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ruutu | ruudut | |
| genitive | ruudun | ruutujen | |
| partitive | ruutua | ruutuja | |
| illative | ruutuun | ruutuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ruutu | ruudut | |
| accusative | nom. | ruutu | ruudut |
| gen. | ruudun | ||
| genitive | ruudun | ruutujen | |
| partitive | ruutua | ruutuja | |
| inessive | ruudussa | ruuduissa | |
| elative | ruudusta | ruuduista | |
| illative | ruutuun | ruutuihin | |
| adessive | ruudulla | ruuduilla | |
| ablative | ruudulta | ruuduilta | |
| allative | ruudulle | ruuduille | |
| essive | ruutuna | ruutuina | |
| translative | ruuduksi | ruuduiksi | |
| abessive | ruudutta | ruuduitta | |
| instructive | — | ruuduin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Descendants
- → Ingrian: ruuto
See also
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Further reading
- “ruutu”, 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 2024-01-01