rúta

See also: ruta, Ruta, rūta, Rūta, and rută

Icelandic

Etymology

An English loanword from the Second World War from route.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruːta/
    Rhymes: -uːta

Noun

rúta f (genitive singular rútu, nominative plural rútur)

  1. bus, coach (for touring, intercity travel, etc.)

Declension

Declension of rúta (feminine)
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative rúta rútan rútur rúturnar
accusative rútu rútuna rútur rúturnar
dative rútu rútunni rútum rútunum
genitive rútu rútunnar rúta, rútna rútanna, rútnanna

See also

References

  1. ^ “On Icelandic”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 6 September 2011 (last accessed), archived from the original on 8 March 2014

Anagrams

Irish

Etymology

From English root, from Middle English rote, from late Old English rōt, from Old Norse rót, from Proto-Germanic *wrōts, from Proto-Indo-European *wréh₂ds (“root”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾˠuːt̪ˠə/[1]

Noun

rúta m (genitive singular rúta, nominative plural rútaí)

  1. root (part of a plant)
    rúta cabháiste ― cabbage stalk or stump
  2. stock (trunk and woody main stems of a tree)
  3. (figurative) something stumpy or stocky
    rútaí cos ― strong, stocky legs

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Quiggin, E. C. (1906) A Dialect of Donegal, Cambridge University Press, § 381, page 128

Further reading

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