ryssja
Swedish
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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]| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | ryssja | ryssjas |
| definite | ryssjan | ryssjans | |
| plural | indefinite | ryssjor | ryssjors |
| definite | ryssjorna | ryssjornas |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]- ryss (etymology 2)
- ryssjefiske
- ryssjfiske