ruut

See also: Ruut

Estonian

Etymology

From Swedish ruta. A borrowing from Low German is also possible, but the -u in the oblique cases points to a Swedish loan.

Noun

ruut (genitive ruudu, partitive ruutu)

1. square
2. (mathematics) square (power of two)

   Kolm ruudus on üheksa.

   Three squared is nine.

3. (informal, colloquial) square metre

   Mitu ruutu korter on?

   How many square metres is your apartment?

Declension

Declension of ruut (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		ruut	ruudud
accusative	nom.
	gen.	ruudu
genitive			ruutude
partitive		ruutu	ruute ruutusid
illative		ruutu ruudusse	ruutudesse ruudesse
inessive		ruudus	ruutudes ruudes
elative		ruudust	ruutudest ruudest
allative		ruudule	ruutudele ruudele
adessive		ruudul	ruutudel ruudel
ablative		ruudult	ruutudelt ruudelt
translative		ruuduks	ruutudeks ruudeks
terminative		ruuduni	ruutudeni
essive		ruuduna	ruutudena
abessive		ruuduta	ruutudeta
comitative		ruuduga	ruutudega

See also

• ruutu

Further reading

• “ruut”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009