ruut
See also: Ruut
Estonian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Swedish ruta. A borrowing from Low German is also possible, but the -u in the oblique cases points to a Swedish loan.
Noun
[edit]ruut (genitive ruudu, partitive ruutu)
- square
- (mathematics) square (power of two)
- Kolm ruudus on üheksa.
- Three squared is nine.
- (informal, colloquial) square metre
- Mitu ruutu korter on?
- How many square metres is your apartment?
Declension
[edit]| Declension of ruut (ÕS type 22e/riik, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | ruut | ruudud | |
| accusative | nom. | ||
| gen. | ruudu | ||
| genitive | ruutude | ||
| partitive | ruutu | ruute ruutusid | |
| illative | ruutu ruudusse |
ruutudesse ruudesse | |
| inessive | ruudus | ruutudes ruudes | |
| elative | ruudust | ruutudest ruudest | |
| allative | ruudule | ruutudele ruudele | |
| adessive | ruudul | ruutudel ruudel | |
| ablative | ruudult | ruutudelt ruudelt | |
| translative | ruuduks | ruutudeks ruudeks | |
| terminative | ruuduni | ruutudeni | |
| essive | ruuduna | ruutudena | |
| abessive | ruuduta | ruutudeta | |
| comitative | ruuduga | ruutudega | |
See also
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “ruut”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009