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ruoste

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Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *roostëk, derived from a borrowing from Proto-Germanic *rustaz. Cognates include Estonian rooste, Swedish rost, English rust.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruo̯steˣ/, [ˈruo̞̯s̠te̞(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uoste
  • Syllabification(key): ruos‧te
  • Hyphenation(key): ruos‧te

Noun

ruoste

  1. rust (oxidized iron)
    Lokasuoja on ruosteessa.
    The fender is rusty.
  2. rust (plant disease)
  3. (figuratively) rust (in expressions referring to being out of practice)
    Englannin kielen taitoni on ruosteessa.
    My English is rusty.

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More information nominative, genitive ...
More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...

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Karelian

Noun

ruoste

  1. rust

Livvi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *roostëk, from Proto-Germanic *rustaz.

Noun

ruoste (genitive ruostien, partitive ruostettu)

  1. rust

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