ruska

See also: ruská, ruską, Ruska, and Ruską

Finnish

Etymology

From a Sami language, compare Northern Sami ruškat.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈruskɑ/, [ˈrus̠kɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -uskɑ
  • Syllabification(key): rus‧ka

Noun

ruska

  1. autumn foliage; fall foliage (US); autumn colours (UK) (brightly colored leaves of deciduous trees and other plants that appear in the autumn)

Declension
Inflection of ruska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
nominative ruska ruskat
genitive ruskan ruskien
partitive ruskaa ruskia
illative ruskaan ruskiin
singular plural
nominative ruska ruskat
accusative nom. ruska ruskat
gen. ruskan
genitive ruskan ruskien
ruskainrare
partitive ruskaa ruskia
inessive ruskassa ruskissa
elative ruskasta ruskista
illative ruskaan ruskiin
adessive ruskalla ruskilla
ablative ruskalta ruskilta
allative ruskalle ruskille
essive ruskana ruskina
translative ruskaksi ruskiksi
abessive ruskatta ruskitta
instructive — ruskin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of ruska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ruskani ruskani
accusative nom. ruskani ruskani
gen. ruskani
genitive ruskani ruskieni
ruskainirare
partitive ruskaani ruskiani
inessive ruskassani ruskissani
elative ruskastani ruskistani
illative ruskaani ruskiini
adessive ruskallani ruskillani
ablative ruskaltani ruskiltani
allative ruskalleni ruskilleni
essive ruskanani ruskinani
translative ruskakseni ruskikseni
abessive ruskattani ruskittani
instructive — —
comitative — ruskineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ruskasi ruskasi
accusative nom. ruskasi ruskasi
gen. ruskasi
genitive ruskasi ruskiesi
ruskaisirare
partitive ruskaasi ruskiasi
inessive ruskassasi ruskissasi
elative ruskastasi ruskistasi
illative ruskaasi ruskiisi
adessive ruskallasi ruskillasi
ablative ruskaltasi ruskiltasi
allative ruskallesi ruskillesi
essive ruskanasi ruskinasi
translative ruskaksesi ruskiksesi
abessive ruskattasi ruskittasi
instructive — —
comitative — ruskinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ruskamme ruskamme
accusative nom. ruskamme ruskamme
gen. ruskamme
genitive ruskamme ruskiemme
ruskaimmerare
partitive ruskaamme ruskiamme
inessive ruskassamme ruskissamme
elative ruskastamme ruskistamme
illative ruskaamme ruskiimme
adessive ruskallamme ruskillamme
ablative ruskaltamme ruskiltamme
allative ruskallemme ruskillemme
essive ruskanamme ruskinamme
translative ruskaksemme ruskiksemme
abessive ruskattamme ruskittamme
instructive — —
comitative — ruskinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ruskanne ruskanne
accusative nom. ruskanne ruskanne
gen. ruskanne
genitive ruskanne ruskienne
ruskainnerare
partitive ruskaanne ruskianne
inessive ruskassanne ruskissanne
elative ruskastanne ruskistanne
illative ruskaanne ruskiinne
adessive ruskallanne ruskillanne
ablative ruskaltanne ruskiltanne
allative ruskallenne ruskillenne
essive ruskananne ruskinanne
translative ruskaksenne ruskiksenne
abessive ruskattanne ruskittanne
instructive — —
comitative — ruskinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ruskansa ruskansa
accusative nom. ruskansa ruskansa
gen. ruskansa
genitive ruskansa ruskiensa
ruskainsarare
partitive ruskaansa ruskiaan
ruskiansa
inessive ruskassaan
ruskassansa		 ruskissaan
ruskissansa
elative ruskastaan
ruskastansa		 ruskistaan
ruskistansa
illative ruskaansa ruskiinsa
adessive ruskallaan
ruskallansa		 ruskillaan
ruskillansa
ablative ruskaltaan
ruskaltansa		 ruskiltaan
ruskiltansa
allative ruskalleen
ruskallensa		 ruskilleen
ruskillensa
essive ruskanaan
ruskanansa		 ruskinaan
ruskinansa
translative ruskakseen
ruskaksensa		 ruskikseen
ruskiksensa
abessive ruskattaan
ruskattansa		 ruskittaan
ruskittansa
instructive — —
comitative — ruskineen
ruskinensa

Derived terms
compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Polish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrus.ka/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -uska
  • Syllabification: rus‧ka
  • Homophone: Ruska

Adjective

ruska

  1. feminine nominative/vocative singular of ruski

Swedish

Noun

ruska c

  1. a severed branch with twigs or smaller branches with leaves or needles; a green bough, a green branch
    Doppa en ruska i vatten och slå på elden för att släcka den
    Dip a bough in water and strike the fire to extinguish it

Declension
Declension of ruska 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative ruska ruskan ruskor ruskorna
Genitive ruskas ruskans ruskors ruskornas

Derived terms

Verb

ruska (present ruskar, preterite ruskade, supine ruskat, imperative ruska)

  1. (often with om) to shake, to jolt (shake (someone/something) violently)
  2. (impersonal) to be rainy (or snowy) and bad (of weather)
    Det ruskar
    The weather is bad
  3. to mark (a path or the like) with ruskor

Conjugation
Conjugation of ruska (weak)
Active Passive
Infinitive ruska ruskas
Supine ruskat ruskats
Imperative ruska —
Imper. plural1 rusken —
Present Past Present Past
Indicative ruskar ruskade ruskas ruskades
Ind. plural1 ruska ruskade ruskas ruskades
Subjunctive2 ruske ruskade ruskes ruskades
Participles
Present participle ruskande
Past participle ruskad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

References

Anagrams

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *ruskëda.

Pronunciation
  • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈruskɑː/, [ˈruskɑ]
  • Rhymes: -uskɑː
  • Hyphenation: rus‧ka

Adjective

ruska

  1. red-brown, reddish or grayish brown, dark red-brown, sorrel

Inflection
Declension of ruska (type VI/valka, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative ruska ruskad
genitive ruska ruskajõ, ruskai
partitive ruskatõ ruskaitõ, ruskai
illative ruskasõ, ruska ruskaisõ
inessive ruskaz ruskaiz
elative ruskassõ ruskaissõ
allative ruskalõ ruskailõ
adessive ruskallõ ruskaillõ
ablative ruskaltõ ruskailtõ
translative ruskassi ruskaissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive.
***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References
  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn
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