ryssja
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish (i.e. a loanword before 1541), originally from a Celtic word, cognate with French ruche (“beehive”) and German Reuse (“fish-trap”)
Usage notes
- One of very few words where the sh sound is spelled ssj. The other two are hässja and ässja.
Declension
| Declension of ryssja | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | ryssja | ryssjan | ryssjor | ryssjorna |
| Genitive | ryssjas | ryssjans | ryssjors | ryssjornas |
Related terms
- ryss (etymology 2)
- ryssjefiske
- ryssjfiske
Descendants
- Finnish: rysä
References
- ryssja in Svenska Akademiens ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)
- ryssja in Svenska Akademiens ordbok online.
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