ruho

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ruho, borrowed from Proto-Germanic [Term?], cognate with Old Norse hrør (“corpse, scrap, wreck, debris”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruho/, [ˈruɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -uho
• Syllabification^(key): ru‧ho
• Hyphenation^(key): ru‧ho

Noun

ruho

1. carcass, dead body, especially of a slaughtered animal
2. (colloquial, humorous) the body of a human being

Declension

Inflection of ruho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		ruho	ruhot
genitive		ruhon	ruhojen
partitive		ruhoa	ruhoja
illative		ruhoon	ruhoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		ruho	ruhot
accusative	nom.	ruho	ruhot
	gen.	ruhon
genitive		ruhon	ruhojen
partitive		ruhoa	ruhoja
inessive		ruhossa	ruhoissa
elative		ruhosta	ruhoista
illative		ruhoon	ruhoihin
adessive		ruholla	ruhoilla
ablative		ruholta	ruhoilta
allative		ruholle	ruhoille
essive		ruhona	ruhoina
translative		ruhoksi	ruhoiksi
abessive		ruhotta	ruhoitta
instructive		—	ruhoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ruho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ruhoni ruhoni accusative nom. ruhoni ruhoni gen. ruhoni genitive ruhoni ruhojeni partitive ruhoani ruhojani inessive ruhossani ruhoissani elative ruhostani ruhoistani illative ruhooni ruhoihini adessive ruhollani ruhoillani ablative ruholtani ruhoiltani allative ruholleni ruhoilleni essive ruhonani ruhoinani translative ruhokseni ruhoikseni abessive ruhottani ruhoittani instructive — — comitative — ruhoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ruhosi ruhosi accusative nom. ruhosi ruhosi gen. ruhosi genitive ruhosi ruhojesi partitive ruhoasi ruhojasi inessive ruhossasi ruhoissasi elative ruhostasi ruhoistasi illative ruhoosi ruhoihisi adessive ruhollasi ruhoillasi ablative ruholtasi ruhoiltasi allative ruhollesi ruhoillesi essive ruhonasi ruhoinasi translative ruhoksesi ruhoiksesi abessive ruhottasi ruhoittasi instructive — — comitative — ruhoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ruhomme ruhomme accusative nom. ruhomme ruhomme gen. ruhomme genitive ruhomme ruhojemme partitive ruhoamme ruhojamme inessive ruhossamme ruhoissamme elative ruhostamme ruhoistamme illative ruhoomme ruhoihimme adessive ruhollamme ruhoillamme ablative ruholtamme ruhoiltamme allative ruhollemme ruhoillemme essive ruhonamme ruhoinamme translative ruhoksemme ruhoiksemme abessive ruhottamme ruhoittamme instructive — — comitative — ruhoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ruhonne ruhonne accusative nom. ruhonne ruhonne gen. ruhonne genitive ruhonne ruhojenne partitive ruhoanne ruhojanne inessive ruhossanne ruhoissanne elative ruhostanne ruhoistanne illative ruhoonne ruhoihinne adessive ruhollanne ruhoillanne ablative ruholtanne ruhoiltanne allative ruhollenne ruhoillenne essive ruhonanne ruhoinanne translative ruhoksenne ruhoiksenne abessive ruhottanne ruhoittanne instructive — — comitative — ruhoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ruhonsa ruhonsa accusative nom. ruhonsa ruhonsa gen. ruhonsa genitive ruhonsa ruhojensa partitive ruhoaan ruhoansa ruhojaan ruhojansa inessive ruhossaan ruhossansa ruhoissaan ruhoissansa elative ruhostaan ruhostansa ruhoistaan ruhoistansa illative ruhoonsa ruhoihinsa adessive ruhollaan ruhollansa ruhoillaan ruhoillansa ablative ruholtaan ruholtansa ruhoiltaan ruhoiltansa allative ruholleen ruhollensa ruhoilleen ruhoillensa essive ruhonaan ruhonansa ruhoinaan ruhoinansa translative ruhokseen ruhoksensa ruhoikseen ruhoiksensa abessive ruhottaan ruhottansa ruhoittaan ruhoittansa instructive — — comitative — ruhoineen ruhoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• ruholiha
• ruhonosa
• ruhonpuolikas

Further reading

• “ruho”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Urho, urho

Serbo-Croatian

Alternative forms

• rȕvo

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *ruxo (Polish rucho), Compare runo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rûxo/
• Hyphenation: ru‧ho

Noun

rȕho n (Cyrillic spelling ру̏хо)

1. clothes, attire, garment

Declension

Declension of ruho

	singular	plural
nominative	ruho	ruha
genitive	ruha	ruha
dative	ruhu	ruhima
accusative	ruho	ruha
vocative	ruho	ruha
locative	ruhu	ruhima
instrumental	ruhom	ruhima

References

• “ruho”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026