Rut
See also: Appendix:Variations of "rut"
Afrikaans
Etymology
Proper noun
Rut
- Ruth (biblical character)
Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Rut f
- (biblical) Ruth (the book of the Bible)
- (biblical) Ruth
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ruth
Czech
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrut]
Proper noun
Rut m anim (female equivalent Rutová)
- a male surname from German
Declension
Further reading
- “Rut”, in Příjmení.cz (in Czech)
- Matúšová, Jana (2015) Německá vlastní jména v češtině [German proper nouns in Czech] (in Czech), Prague: Nakladatelství Lidové noviny, →ISBN, page 70
Faroese
Etymology
Proper noun
Rut f
- a female given name
Usage notes
Matronymics
- son of Rut: Rutarson
- daughter of Rut: Rutardóttir
Declension
singular | |
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indefinite | |
nominative | Rut |
accusative | Rut |
dative | Rut |
genitive | Rutar |
Hunsrik
Etymology
From Middle High German ruote, from Old High German ruota, from Proto-Germanic *rōdō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruːt/
Noun
Rut f (plural Rute, diminutive Ritche)
Further reading
Icelandic
Proper noun
Rut f (proper noun, genitive singular Rutar)
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth
Declension
indefinite singular | |
---|---|
nominative | Rut |
accusative | Rut |
dative | Rut |
genitive | Rutar |
Indonesian
Etymology
From Ruth the Moabite, Hebrew רות, of uncertain origin, possibly meaning "companion".
Pronunciation
- (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈrut/ [ˈrʊt̪̚]
- Rhymes: -ut
- Syllabification: Rut
- Homophone: rut
Proper noun
Rut
- Ruth:
Further reading
- “Rut” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrut/
- Rhymes: -ut
- Hyphenation: Rùt
Proper noun
Rut f
- a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth
- Ruth (biblical character)
- the Book of Ruth
Marshallese
Etymology
Proper noun
Rut
Norwegian
Proper noun
Rut
- Ruth (biblical character).
- a female given name, usually spelled Ruth
References
- Kristoffer Kruken - Ola Stemshaug: Norsk personnamnleksikon, Det Norske Samlaget, Oslo 1995, →ISBN
- [1] Statistisk sentralbyrå, Namnestatistikk: 385 females with the given name Rut, compared to 9707 with named Ruth, living in Norway on January 1st 2011. Accessed on April 14th 2011.
Plautdietsch
Noun
Rut f (plural Ruten)
Polish
Etymology
From Ruta (plant).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrut/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ut
- Syllabification: Rut
Proper noun
Rut m pers
- a male surname
Declension
Declension of Rut
Proper noun
Rut f (indeclinable)
- a female surname
Scottish Gaelic
Proper noun
Rut f
- (biblical) Ruth
- (biblical) Ruth, the eighth book of the Old Testament
Coordinate terms
books of the Protestant Old Testamentedit
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrut/ [ˈrut̪]
- Rhymes: -ut
- Syllabification: Rut
Proper noun
Rut f
- (biblical) Ruth (the book of the Bible)
- (biblical) Ruth
- a female given name from Hebrew, equivalent to English Ruth
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Rut c (genitive Ruts)
- Ruth (biblical book and character)
- a female given name of biblical origin
Usage notes
- Popular given name in Sweden from the 1890s to the 1920s.
References
- Sture Allén, Staffan Wahlin, Förnamnsboken, Almqvist&Wiksell 1979, →ISBN
- [2] Statistiska centralbyrån: 23 268 females with the given name Rut, compared to 14 540 named Ruth, living in Sweden on December 31st, 2010. Accessed on April 14th, 2011.