Dutch edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Etymology 1 edit

Doublet with rei, reie.

Noun edit

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

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

Etymology 2 edit

Deverbal from ruien.

Noun edit

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

  1. molt (of feathers, fur)

Etymology 3 edit

Verb edit

rui

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

Japanese edit

Romanization edit

rui

  1. Rōmaji transcription of るい

Latin edit

Verb edit

ruī

  1. first-person singular perfect active indicative of ruō

Mandarin edit

Romanization edit

rui

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

Usage notes edit

  • 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 edit

Pronunciation edit

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

Noun edit

rui f

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

Portuguese edit

Verb edit

rui

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

Sassarese edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

rui

  1. masculine/feminine singular of rùiu

Noun edit

rui m pl

  1. plural of rùiu

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

rui

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