-ru

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ru"

Japanese

Romanization

-ru

1. Rōmaji transcription of る

Old English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ru/
• Hyphenation: -ru

Suffix

-ru

1. Used to form the nominative/accusative plural of z-stem nouns

   ‎ċild (“child”) + ‎-ru → ‎ċildru (“children”)

Descendants

• Middle English: -re, -er, -ere
  • English: -er (non-productive)
  • (Middle Scots: childer, cair)
    • (Scots: childer, caur)

Sassarese

Pronoun

-ru

1. enclitic form of lu; appended to polysyllabic second-person singular imperative forms

   ciama (“call!”) → ciàmaru (“call him/her/it/them!”)

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ru]
• Hyphenation: -ru

Suffix

-ru

1. accusative singular of -ra