ruiskaa

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sound-symbolic (or onomatopoeic).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈrui̯skɑːˣ/, [ˈrui̯s̠kɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uiskɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ruis‧kaa

Verb[edit]

ruiskaa (dialectal, rare, poetic)

  1. (intransitive) Synonym of ruiskia
    • 1874, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, translated by Edvin Avellan, Muuttolinnut:
      Miss’ suojanen heillä on entuudestaan, / Miss’ lähtehet vettä, / Niin raikasta, ruiskaa, / Ja keinuva mettä

Usage notes[edit]

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative. Other forms are replaced with corresponding forms of synonymous verb ruiskia.

Derived terms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ruisku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Anagrams[edit]