Ruteni
See also: ruteni
Latin
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Transalpine Gaulish; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ruti-, from *h₂rew- (“to shine”) and cognate to Latin rutilus (see for details).[1]
Alternative forms
- Rutheni
- rutheni (letter case)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ruˈteː.niː/, [rʊˈt̪eːniː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ruˈte.ni/, [ruˈt̪ɛːni]
Proper noun
Rutēnī m pl (genitive Rutēnōrum); second declension
- an ancient people of Aquitanian Gaul, now Rodez
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Rutēnī |
| Genitive | Rutēnōrum |
| Dative | Rutēnīs |
| Accusative | Rutēnōs |
| Ablative | Rutēnīs |
| Vocative | Rutēnī |
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Old East Slavic роуси́нъ (rusínŭ).
Alternative forms
- Rutheni, Rhuteni
- ruteni, rutheni, rhuteni (letter case)
Proper noun
Rūtēnī m pl (genitive Rūtēnōrum); second declension
- a tribe of Ruscia (likely the Baltic region) mentioned by Saxo Grammaticus
Declension
Second-declension noun, plural only.
| Case | Plural |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Rūtēnī |
| Genitive | Rūtēnōrum |
| Dative | Rūtēnīs |
| Accusative | Rūtēnōs |
| Ablative | Rūtēnīs |
| Vocative | Rūtēnī |
Derived terms
References
- Б. М. Проспер, B. M. Prósper (2019) “Language Change at the Crossroads: What Celtic, What Venetic, and What Else in the Personal Names of Emona?”, in Вопросы ономастики. 2019. Том 16. № 4, volume 16, number 4, , →ISSN, pages 33–73
Further reading
- “Ruteni”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Ruteni in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Ruteni”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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