ruduo

Lithuanian

Ruduo

Etymology

Cognate with Latvian rudens (“autumn”). From the same stem as raūdas (“reddish brown”), rùdas (“brown”), apparently due to the color of the leaves.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɾʊˈduɔ]

Noun

ruduõ m (plural rùdenys) stress pattern 3

1. autumn

Declension

Declension of ruduõ

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	ruduõ	rùdenys
genitive (kilmininkas)	rudeñs	rudenų̃
dative (naudininkas)	rùdeniui	rudenìms
accusative (galininkas)	rùdenį	rùdenis
instrumental (įnagininkas)	rùdeniu	rudenimìs
locative (vietininkas)	rudenyjè	rudenysè
vocative (šauksmininkas)	rudeniẽ	rùdenys

See also

Seasons in Lithuanian · metų laikai (layout · text) · category
pavasaris (“spring”)	vasara (“summer”)	ruduo (“autumn”)	žiema (“winter”)

Further reading

• “ruduo”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024