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ruutu

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Estonian

Noun

ruutu (genitive ruutu, partitive ruutut)

  1. (card games) diamond, diamonds

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Finnish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈruːtu/, [ˈruːt̪u]
  • Rhymes: -uːtu
  • Syllabification(key): ruu‧tu
  • Hyphenation(key): ruu‧tu

Etymology 1

    Borrowed from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta (compare German Raute, Dutch ruit), possibly from Latin rūta (rue).

    Noun

    ruutu

    1. square, rectangle, rhombus (any convex shape with four equally long sides the opposite sides of which are parallel; not a mathematical term)
      Near-synonym: neliö (square (in mathematics or geometry))
    2. box (a small square on a form that may e.g. be checked)
    3. hash, square, pound sign (#-symbol)
    4. screen (informational viewing area of electronic output devices)
      TV-ruutuTV screen
    5. pane (individual sheet of glass in a window)
    6. check (a square or rectangular in a checkered pattern)
      Pöytäliinassa oli punaisia ja valkoisia ruutuja.
      The tablecloth had red and white checks.
    7. hopscotch, hoppers (child's game)
    8. frame (of video; division of time on a multimedia timeline)
      Synonyms: kuva, kuvaruutu
    9. (heraldry) fusil, lozenge
    10. (graphical user interface) pane
    11. panel (in comics)
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    • Ingrian: ruuto

    Etymology 2

      Borrowed from Swedish ruter, from Danish ruder, from the same Germanic source as ruutu (etymology 1), a semantic loan from French carreau (diamonds are an original French suit).

      Noun

      ruutu

      1. (card games) diamond, diamonds
      Declension
      More information nominative, genitive ...
      More information first-person singular possessor, singular ...
      Derived terms
      Descendants
      See also
      Suits in Finnish · maa, väri (layout · text)
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      hertta ruutu pata risti

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