Ruta

See also: ruta, rúta, rūta, Rūta, and rută

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin ruta.

Proper noun

Ruta f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Rutaceae – rues and relatives.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, rosids, malvids - clades; Sapindales - order; Rutaceae - family; Rutoideae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ruta graveolens (common rue) - type species; Ruta angustifolia, Ruta buxbaumii, Ruta chalepensis, Ruta corsica, Ruta lamarmora, Ruta montana, Ruta suaveolens, Ruta thesioides, Ruta villosa - species

References

• Ruta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ruta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Ruta on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ruta at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Ruta at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ruta at Encyclopedia of Life
• Rutoideae at APWeb
• Ruta at The Plant List
• Ruta at USDA Plants database

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ruta.

Proper noun

Ruta (plural Rutas)

1. A surname from Italian.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ruta is the 34539^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 655 individuals. Ruta is most common among White (88.4%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ruta”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• UART, ratu

Hawaiian

Proper noun

Ruta

1. Ruth (biblical character).
   • 2012 Baibala Hemolele, Ruta 1:16 (tr. KJV Ruth 1:16):

     ʻŌlelo maila ʻo Ruta iā ia, Mai nonoi mai ʻoe iaʻu, e haʻalele iā ʻoe, a e hoʻi aku, mai ka hahai ʻana iā ʻoe; no ka mea, ma kou wahi e hele ai, ma laila au e hele ai, ma kou wahi e moe ai, ma laila au e moe ai: ʻo kou poʻe kānaka, noʻu ia poʻe kānaka, ʻo kou Akua, noʻu ia Akua:

     And Ruth said, Intreat me not to leave thee, or return from following after thee: for whither thou goest, I will go; and where thou lodgest, I will lodge: thy people shall be my people, and thy God my God.

2. the Book of Ruth

Derived terms

• Luka

References

• Ka Baibala Hemolele

Italian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Proper noun

Ruta m or f by sense

1. a surname

Anagrams

• -tura, Artù, Traù, tura, urta

Latvian

Etymology

First recorded as a given name of Latvians at the end of the 19th century. Cognate to German and English Ruth.

Proper noun

Ruta f

1. a female given name

Related terms

• Rute

References

• Klāvs Siliņš: Latviešu personvārdu vārdnīca. Riga "Zinātne" 1990, →ISBN
• [1] Population Register of Latvia: Ruta was the only given name of 4416 persons in Latvia on May 21st 2010.

Maori

Proper noun

Ruta

1. a female given name, equivalent to English Ruth

Related terms

• Rutu