Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /rœy̯/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rui
  • Rhymes: -œy̯

Etymology 1

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Doublet with rei, reie.

Noun

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rui f (plural ruien, diminutive ruitje n or ruiken n)

  1. moat, canal (in a city)
  2. creek, ditch
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Etymology 2

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Deverbal from ruien.

Noun

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rui m (plural ruien, diminutive ruitje n or ruiken n)

  1. molt (of feathers, fur)

Etymology 3

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Verb

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rui

  1. inflection of ruien:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. imperative

Japanese

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Romanization

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rui

  1. Rōmaji transcription of るい

Latin

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Verb

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ruī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ruō

Mandarin

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Romanization

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rui

  1. Nonstandard spelling of ruí.
  2. Nonstandard spelling of ruǐ.
  3. Nonstandard spelling of ruì.

Usage notes

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  • Transcriptions of Mandarin into the Latin script often do not distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without indication of tone.

Polish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈru.i/
  • Rhymes: -ui
  • Syllabification: ru‧i

Noun

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rui f

  1. inflection of ruja:
    1. genitive/dative/locative singular
    2. genitive plural

Portuguese

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Verb

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rui

  1. inflection of ruir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Sassarese

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Adjective

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rui

  1. masculine/feminine singular of rùiu

Noun

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rui m pl

  1. plural of rùiu

Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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rui

  1. lath, slat