Noun type: 1
Characteristics
Singular
| Nominative | ruutu |
| Partitive | ruutua |
| Genetive | ruudun |
| Accusative | ruudun |
| Inessive | ruudussa |
| Elative | ruudusta |
| Illative | ruutuun |
| Adessive | ruudulla |
| Ablative | ruudulta |
| Allative | ruudulle |
| Essive | ruutuna |
| Translative | ruuduksi |
| Abessive | ruudutta |
Plural
| Nominative | ruudut |
| Partitive | ruutuja |
| Genetive | ruutujen |
| Accusative | ruudut |
| Inessive | ruuduissa |
| Elative | ruuduista |
| Illative | ruutuihin |
| Adessive | ruuduilla |
| Ablative | ruuduilta |
| Allative | ruuduille |
| Essive | ruutuina |
| Translative | ruuduiksi |
| Abessive | ruuduitta |
| Instructive | ruuduin |
| Comitative | ruutuine |
Sample Sentences
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Near-synonym: neliö (“square (in mathematics or geometry)”)
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TV-ruutu (TV screen)
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Pöytäliinassa oli punaisia ja valkoisia ruutuja. (The tablecloth had red and white checks.)
Etymology
Borrowed from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta (compare German Raute, Dutch ruit), possibly from Latin rūta (“rue”). See: Swedish Nouns '
ruta', German Nouns '
Raute', Dutch Nouns '
ruit', Latin Nouns '
rūta'.
Nouns inflected like ruutu
aalto,
aamu,
aasinpotku,
aatelisto,
aatto,
abo,
adagio,
afro,
ahdinko,
ahjo,
aho,
aino,
ainu,
airo,
aironveto,
aito,
aivo,
aivot,
ajatuskatko,
ajo, etc. (List truncated at 20 nouns)