ruutu
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 (in other than mathematical context)
- rectangle (in other than mathematical context)
- 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) | |||
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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
compounds
Related terms
- (square): neliö
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Swedish ruter, from Danish ruder, from the same German source as 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) | |||
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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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Compounds
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