Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Sound-symbolic (or onomatopoeic).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrui̯skɑːˣ/, [ˈrui̯s̠kɑ̝ː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uiskɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ruis‧kaa

Verb edit

ruiskaa (dialectal, rare, poetic)

  1. (intransitive) Synonym of ruiskia
    • 1874, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, translated by Edvin Avellan, Muuttolinnut:
      Miss’ suojanen heillä on entuudestaan, / Miss’ lähtehet vettä, / Niin raikasta, ruiskaa, / Ja keinuva mettä

Usage notes edit

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative. Other forms are replaced with corresponding forms of synonymous verb ruiskia.

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), “ruisku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎[1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

Anagrams edit