ruga

See also ruĝa

English

Etymology

From Latin ruga

Pronunciation

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• IPA: /ˈruːɡə/

Noun

ruga (plural rugae)

1. (anatomy, biology) a crease or wrinkle

   • 1997, the deadly water-snakes coil’d together like the Rugæ of a single great Brain, the gray and even illumination from the Sky. — Thomas Pynchon, Mason & Dixon

Anagrams

• gaur, guar

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin ruga.

Noun

ruga f (plural rughe)

1. wrinkle, line

Derived terms

• rugoso

Anagrams

• ragù, urga

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Latin

Noun

rūga (genitive rūgae); f, first declension

1. crease (on the face), wrinkle

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	rūga	rūgae
genitive	rūgae	rūgārum
dative	rūgae	rūgīs
accusative	rūgam	rūgās
ablative	rūgā	rūgīs
vocative	rūga	rūgae

Derived terms

• corrūgō
• rūgōsus

Descendants

• Albanian: rrugë
• French: rue
• Italian: ruga
• Portuguese: rua, ruga
• Spanish: rúa, ruga

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ruga.

Noun

ruga f (plural rugas)

1. wrinkle
2. crease

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Romanian

Etymology

From Latin rogāre, present active infinitive of rogō.

Pronunciation

• IPA: [ruˈɡa]

Verb

a ruga (third-person singular present roagă, past participle rugat) 1st conj.

1. to ask (for)
2. to pray
3. to beg, implore

Conjugation

    conjugation of ruga (First conjugation)

infinitive			a ruga
gerund			rugând
past participle			rugat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	rog	rogi	roagă	rugăm	rugați	roagă
	imperfect	rugam	rugai	ruga	rugam	rugați	rugau
	simple perfect	rugai	rugași	rugă	rugarăm	rugarăți	rugară
	pluperfect	rugasem	rugaseși	rugase	rugaserăm	rugaserăți	rugaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să rog	să rogi	să roage	să rugăm	să rugați	să roage
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		roagă			rugați
	negative		nu ruga			nu rugați

Synonyms

• (ask for): cere
• (pray): închina

Derived terms

• rugare

Related terms

• rugăciune
• rugăminte
• rugător

See also

• mă rog
• te rog
• vă rog

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Sardinian

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin eruca.

Noun

ruga f

1. caterpillar

See also

• mariavolavola m