ryssja
Swedish edit
Etymology edit
From Old Swedish (i.e. a loanword before 1541), originally from a Celtic word, from Gaulish *ruskā, from Proto-Celtic *rūskos (“bark”).
Cognate with French ruche (“beehive”) and German Reuse (“fish-trap”), as well as Danish ruse (“fish trap”) and Norwegian Bokmål ruse (“fish trap”)
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ryssja c
Usage notes edit
One of very few words where the /ɧ/ sound is spelled ⟨ssj⟩. The other three are hyssja, hässja and ässja.
Declension edit
| Declension of ryssja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ryssja | ryssjan | ryssjor | ryssjorna |
| Genitive | ryssjas | ryssjans | ryssjors | ryssjornas |
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
- ryss (etymology 2)
- ryssjefiske
- ryssjfiske