ruig
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ruuch, ru, rou, from Old Dutch *rūh, *rū, from Proto-Germanic *rūhaz, *rūhwaz. The original stem ended in -h-, which disappeared between vowels, giving *rū- in the inflected forms in Old Dutch. This then gave rise to an alternative uninflected form *rū, which developed into Middle Dutch ru, rou, modern Dutch ruw, rouw. The original uninflected form was back-formed to ruig based on other words with -ch in the uninflected form and -g- in inflected forms, similar to what happened to hoog.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rœy̯x/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -œy̯x
Inflection
Inflection of ruig | ||||
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uninflected | ruig | |||
inflected | ruige | |||
comparative | ruiger | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | ruig | ruiger | het ruigst het ruigste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ruige | ruigere | ruigste |
n. sing. | ruig | ruiger | ruigste | |
plural | ruige | ruigere | ruigste | |
definite | ruige | ruigere | ruigste | |
partitive | ruigs | ruigers | — |
Scottish Gaelic
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