ruta

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

Asturian

Verb

ruta

1. third-person singular present indicative of rutar
2. second-person singular imperative of rutar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French route.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈru.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈru.ta]

Noun

ruta f (plural rutes)

1. route

Further reading

• “ruta” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Finnish

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Proto-Norse [script needed] (*hrudā) (compare Old Norse hroði (“slime”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrutɑ/, [ˈrut̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -utɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): ru‧ta

Noun

ruta

1. (rare) mud

   Synonym: muta

Declension

Inflection of ruta (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)
nominative		ruta	rudat
genitive		rudan	rutien
partitive		rutaa	rutia
illative		rutaan	rutiin
		singular	plural
nominative		ruta	rudat
accusative	nom.	ruta	rudat
	gen.	rudan
genitive		rudan	rutien rutain rare
partitive		rutaa	rutia
inessive		rudassa	rudissa
elative		rudasta	rudista
illative		rutaan	rutiin
adessive		rudalla	rudilla
ablative		rudalta	rudilta
allative		rudalle	rudille
essive		rutana	rutina
translative		rudaksi	rudiksi
abessive		rudatta	ruditta
instructive		—	rudin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of ruta (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rutani rutani accusative nom. rutani rutani gen. rutani genitive rutani rutieni rutaini rare partitive rutaani rutiani inessive rudassani rudissani elative rudastani rudistani illative rutaani rutiini adessive rudallani rudillani ablative rudaltani rudiltani allative rudalleni rudilleni essive rutanani rutinani translative rudakseni rudikseni abessive rudattani rudittani instructive — — comitative — rutineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rutasi rutasi accusative nom. rutasi rutasi gen. rutasi genitive rutasi rutiesi rutaisi rare partitive rutaasi rutiasi inessive rudassasi rudissasi elative rudastasi rudistasi illative rutaasi rutiisi adessive rudallasi rudillasi ablative rudaltasi rudiltasi allative rudallesi rudillesi essive rutanasi rutinasi translative rudaksesi rudiksesi abessive rudattasi rudittasi instructive — — comitative — rutinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rutamme rutamme accusative nom. rutamme rutamme gen. rutamme genitive rutamme rutiemme rutaimme rare partitive rutaamme rutiamme inessive rudassamme rudissamme elative rudastamme rudistamme illative rutaamme rutiimme adessive rudallamme rudillamme ablative rudaltamme rudiltamme allative rudallemme rudillemme essive rutanamme rutinamme translative rudaksemme rudiksemme abessive rudattamme rudittamme instructive — — comitative — rutinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rutanne rutanne accusative nom. rutanne rutanne gen. rutanne genitive rutanne rutienne rutainne rare partitive rutaanne rutianne inessive rudassanne rudissanne elative rudastanne rudistanne illative rutaanne rutiinne adessive rudallanne rudillanne ablative rudaltanne rudiltanne allative rudallenne rudillenne essive rutananne rutinanne translative rudaksenne rudiksenne abessive rudattanne rudittanne instructive — — comitative — rutinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative rutansa rutansa accusative nom. rutansa rutansa gen. rutansa genitive rutansa rutiensa rutainsa rare partitive rutaansa rutiaan rutiansa inessive rudassaan rudassansa rudissaan rudissansa elative rudastaan rudastansa rudistaan rudistansa illative rutaansa rutiinsa adessive rudallaan rudallansa rudillaan rudillansa ablative rudaltaan rudaltansa rudiltaan rudiltansa allative rudalleen rudallensa rudilleen rudillensa essive rutanaan rutanansa rutinaan rutinansa translative rudakseen rudaksensa rudikseen rudiksensa abessive rudattaan rudattansa rudittaan rudittansa instructive — — comitative — rutineen rutinensa

Derived terms

• rutainen
• Rutanen

compounds

• rutarousku

Further reading

• “ruta”, in Nykysuomen sanakirja [The Dictionary of Modern Finnish]‎^PDF (in Finnish), volume 4 (O–R), Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, 1951–1961, page 795

Irish

Etymology

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Noun

ruta m (genitive singular ruta, nominative plural rutaí)

1. rut, beaten track
2. place, district

Declension

Declension of ruta (fourth declension)

bare forms singular plural nominative ruta rutaí vocative a ruta a rutaí genitive ruta rutaí dative ruta rutaí forms with the definite article singular plural nominative an ruta na rutaí genitive an ruta na rutaí dative leis an ruta don ruta leis na rutaí

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “ruta”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.ta/
• Rhymes: -uta
• Hyphenation: rù‧ta

Noun

ruta f (plural rute)

1. rue (plant)

Derived terms

• rutato

Anagrams

• -tura, Artù, Traù, tura, urta

Kabuverdianu

Noun

ruta

1. black seabream (Spondyliosoma cantharus)

References

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Karelian

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian руда (ruda).

Noun

ruta (genitive [please provide], partitive [please provide])

1. ore
2. specifically bog iron
3. pearl of an oyster

Synonyms

• (pearl): simčukka

References

• Pertti Virtaranta, Raija Koponen (2009) “ruta”, in Marja Torikka, editor, Karjalan kielen sanakirja‎^[1], Helsinki: Kotus, →ISSN

Kikuyu

Etymology

Hinde (1904) records kurutta as an equivalent of English take off in “Jogowini dialect” of Kikuyu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾuta/

Verb

ruta (infinitive kũruta)

1. to take out from
2. to remove, to take away

   Mũmeni ũngĩ amũrutaga mbakĩ iniũrũ. ― One who hates another takes away his sniff from his nose.

3. to teach
4. to obtain, to produce

   Ndũgũ ĩrutagwo njĩra-inĩ. ― Friendship is usually made on the road.

Synonyms

• (to teach): kuonia

Derived terms

(Verbs)

• kũrutana
• kũrutĩra

(Nouns)

• mũrutani class 1

(Idioms)

• kũruta wĩra

(Proverbs)

• mũmenwo arutagwo mbakĩ iniũrũ

Laboya

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈruːta]

Noun

ruta

1. grass

References

• Allahverdi Verdizade (2019) “ruta”, in Lamboya word list‎^[2], Leiden: LexiRumah

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek ῥῡτή (rhūtḗ), from a Peloponnesian language.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈruː.ta/, [ˈruːt̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈru.ta/, [ˈruːt̪ä]

Noun

rūta f (genitive rūtae); first declension

1. rue (bitter herb)

Declension

First-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	rūta	rūtae
genitive	rūtae	rūtārum
dative	rūtae	rūtīs
accusative	rūtam	rūtās
ablative	rūtā	rūtīs
vocative	rūta	rūtae

Descendants

• Catalan: ruda
• Dalmatian: roita
• Friulian: rude
• Italian: ruta
• Old French: rue, rude
  • French: rue
  • → Middle Irish: rú
    • Irish: rú
  • → Middle English: rue, ruwe, rwe, rewe, reuwe, rew
    • English: rue
    • Scots: rew
  • → Welsh: ruw
• Portuguese: arruda
• Romanian: rută
• Romansch: ruta
• Sicilian: aruta
• Spanish: ruda
• Translingual: Ruta
• → Ukrainian: ру́та (rúta)
• Venetan: ruda, rua
• → Proto-West Germanic: *rūtā (see there for further descendants)

Etymology 2

Participle

ruta

1. inflection of rutus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

rutā

1. ablative feminine singular of rutus

References

• “ruta”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “ruta”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• "ruta", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• ruta in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• ruten

Noun

ruta m sg or f sg

1. definite feminine singular of rute

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ruta f sg

1. definite singular of rute

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.ta/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ru‧ta

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin rūta.

Noun

ruta f (diminutive rutka, related adjective ruciany)

1. rue (bitter herb)

Declension

Declension of ruta

	singular	plural
nominative	ruta	ruty
genitive	ruty	rut
dative	rucie	rutom
accusative	rutę	ruty
instrumental	rutą	rutami
locative	rucie	rutach
vocative	ruto	ruty

Derived terms

nouns

• rutowate

proper nouns

• Ruta

verbs

• siać rutę impf

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French route. Doublet of raut.

Noun

ruta f

1. (obsolete, rare) route

   Synonyms: kierunek, kurs, marszruta

Etymology 3

Borrowed from German Rute / Ruthe.

Noun

ruta f

1. flexible rod used for corporal punishment

   Hypernym: pręt

2. (historical) rod (unit of measure)

   Synonym: pręt

Related terms

nouns

• szpicruta

Further reading

• ruta in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• ruta in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈru.ta]

Noun

ruta f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of rută

Sotho

Etymology

From Proto-Bantu *-túnda.

Verb

ruta

1. to learn
2. to read

Descendants

• → Phuthi: -rûda

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French route, from the Latin phrase via rupta (“a paved, cleared or 'broken' road”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruta/ [ˈru.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ru‧ta

Noun

ruta f (plural rutas)

1. highway
2. route

   Synonyms: recorrido, rumbo

3. (computing) path

Derived terms

• enrutar
• hoja de ruta
• Ruta de la Seda
• ruta fija
• rutero

Further reading

• “ruta”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Swedish

The game ruta (“foursquare”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -²ʉːta

Etymology 1

From Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, probably from Latin rūta (“rue”). Cognates include Danish rude, Norwegian Bokmål rute and German Raute (“rhomb”).

Noun

ruta c

1. square, tile, box (as on a checkerboard)
2. windowpane (a piece of glass)

   Synonym: fönsterruta

3. panel (single frame in a comic strip)
4. lozenge (diamond-shaped heraldic charge)
5. (games) foursquare

   Synonyms: bengtboll, king, kingboll, king out, nigger, nogger

Declension

Declension of ruta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ruta	rutas
	definite	rutan	rutans
plural	indefinite	rutor	rutors
	definite	rutorna	rutornas

Related terms

• (square): rutig, rutad

Descendants

• → Finnish: ruutu

Etymology 2

From Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ).

Noun

ruta c

1. rue (plant of the genus Ruta)

   Synonym: vinruta

Declension

Declension of ruta

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	ruta	rutas
	definite	rutan	rutans
plural	indefinite	rutor	rutors
	definite	rutorna	rutornas

Anagrams

• tura

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish ruta, from French route, from Latin via rupta.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾuta/ [ˈɾuː.t̪ɐ]
• Rhymes: -uta
• Syllabification: ru‧ta

Noun

ruta (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜓᜆ)

1. route; itinerary

   Synonyms: itineraryo, rumbo, landas, daan, daanan, yagban

Derived terms

• iruta
• magruta
• rumuta

Related terms

• bangkarote
• bangkrap

See also

• kalsada
• kalye

Further reading

• “ruta”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Anagrams

• urat

Yámana

Etymology

From Spanish ruta.

Noun

ruta

1. path