-ru

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ru"

Japanese

Romanization

-ru

  1. Rōmaji transcription of る

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ru/
  • Hyphenation: -ru

Suffix

-ru

  1. Used to form the nominative/accusative plural of z-stem nouns
    ‎ċild (“child”) + ‎-ru → ‎ċildru (“children”)

Descendants

  • Middle English: -re, -er, -ere
    • English: -er (non-productive)
    • (Middle Scots: childer, cair)

Sassarese

Pronoun

-ru

  1. enclitic form of lu; appended to polysyllabic second-person singular imperative forms
    ciama (“call!”) → ciàmaru (“call him/her/it/them!”)

Slovak

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ru]
  • Hyphenation: -ru

Suffix

-ru

  1. accusative singular of -ra
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