ruduo

Lithuanian

Ruduo

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [rʊ²ˈduɔ]
• Rhymes: -uɔ
• Syllabification: ru‧duõ

Noun

ruduõ m (plural rùdenys) stress pattern 3

1. autumn

Declension

Declension of ruduõ

	singular	plural
nominative	ruduõ	rùdenys
genitive	rudeñs	rudenų̃
dative	rùdeniui	rudeni̇̀ms
accusative	rùdenį	rùdenis
instrumental	rùdeniu	rudenimi̇̀s
locative	rudenyjè	rudenysè
vocative	rudeniẽ	rùdenys

See also

Seasons in Lithuanian · mẽtų laikai̇̃ (layout · text) · category
pavãsaris (“spring”)	vãsara (“summer”)	ruduõ (“autumn”)	žiemà (“winter”)

Further reading

• “ruduo”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2026