rusko
Esperanto
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ruscum. Compare Italian rusco (“straw”), German Rusch (“rush”), English rush, Polish ruszczyk.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrusko/
- Rhymes: -usko
- Hyphenation: rus‧ko
Noun
rusko (accusative singular ruskon, plural ruskoj, accusative plural ruskojn)
- butcher's broom (Ruscus aculeatus)
- Synonym: pika rusko
- any plant of the genus Ruscus
Finnish
Etymology
ruskea (“brown; red in ancient Finnish”) + -o
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrusko/, [ˈrus̠ko̞]
- Rhymes: -usko
- Syllabification(key): rus‧ko
- Hyphenation(key): rus‧ko
Noun
rusko
- The reddish glow at or near the horizon during sunrise and sunset (chiefly in the compounds aamurusko and iltarusko).
- (as modifier) brown
- ruskohiili ― brown coal
- brown horse
Declension
| Inflection of rusko (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | rusko | ruskot | |
| genitive | ruskon | ruskojen | |
| partitive | ruskoa | ruskoja | |
| illative | ruskoon | ruskoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | rusko | ruskot | |
| accusative | nom. | rusko | ruskot |
| gen. | ruskon | ||
| genitive | ruskon | ruskojen | |
| partitive | ruskoa | ruskoja | |
| inessive | ruskossa | ruskoissa | |
| elative | ruskosta | ruskoista | |
| illative | ruskoon | ruskoihin | |
| adessive | ruskolla | ruskoilla | |
| ablative | ruskolta | ruskoilta | |
| allative | ruskolle | ruskoille | |
| essive | ruskona | ruskoina | |
| translative | ruskoksi | ruskoiksi | |
| abessive | ruskotta | ruskoitta | |
| instructive | — | ruskoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
- aamurusko
- iltarusko
- kääpiöruskosiippa
- ruskohaikara
- ruskohaiskiainen
- ruskohapero
- ruskoherkkusieni
- ruskohiili
- ruskohiirimaki
- ruskohyeena
- ruskojalohaukka
- ruskokerttu
- ruskokiivi
- ruskokivi
- ruskokruunukerttuli
- ruskokärpässieni
- ruskolevä
- ruskolilja
- ruskomaa
- ruskomaki
- ruskomäntypistiäinen
- ruskonuppiseitikki
- rusko-orakas
- rusko-oravamaki
- ruskopuikkija
- ruskopääsirkku
- ruskosammal
- ruskosotka
- ruskosuohaukka
- ruskotatti
- ruskouunilintu
- vastarusko
Further reading
- “rusko”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023
Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From ruskia (“brown”) + -o. Akin to Finnish rusko.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈrusko/, [ˈrus̠kŏ̞̥]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈrusko/, [ˈruʃko̞]
- Rhymes: -usko
- Hyphenation: rus‧ko
Noun
rusko
Declension
| Declension of rusko (type 4/koivu, k- gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rusko | rusot |
| genitive | ruson | ruskoin, ruskoloin |
| partitive | ruskoa | ruskoja, ruskoloja |
| illative | ruskoo | ruskoi, ruskoloihe |
| inessive | rusos | rusois, ruskolois |
| elative | rusost | rusoist, ruskoloist |
| allative | rusolle | rusoille, ruskoloille |
| adessive | rusol | rusoil, ruskoloil |
| ablative | rusolt | rusoilt, ruskoloilt |
| translative | rusoks | rusoiks, ruskoloiks |
| essive | ruskonna, ruskoon | ruskoinna, ruskoloinna, ruskoin, ruskoloin |
| exessive1) | ruskont | ruskoint, ruskoloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 492
Slovene
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rúːskɔ/
Adverb
rȗsko
- (in) Russian
- Ne govorim rusko. ― I do not speak Russian.
Further reading
- “rusko”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025
Votic
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈrusko/, [ˈrusko]
- Rhymes: -usko
- Hyphenation: rus‧ko
Noun
rusko
Inflection
| Declension of rusko (type II/võrkko, sk-zg gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rusko | ruzgod |
| genitive | ruzgo | ruskojõ, ruskoi |
| partitive | ruskoa | ruskoitõ, ruskoi |
| illative | ruskosõ, rusko | ruskoisõ |
| inessive | ruzgoz | ruskoiz |
| elative | ruzgossõ | ruskoissõ |
| allative | ruzgolõ | ruskoilõ |
| adessive | ruzgollõ | ruskoillõ |
| ablative | ruzgoltõ | ruskoiltõ |
| translative | ruzgossi | ruskoissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||
References
- Hallap, V.; Adler, E.; Grünberg, S.; Leppik, M. (2012), “rusko”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn