ruiskaa

Finnish

Etymology

Sound-symbolic (or onomatopoeic).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrui̯skɑːˣ/, [ˈrui̯s̠kɑː(ʔ)]
  • Rhymes: -uiskɑː
  • Syllabification(key): ruis‧kaa

Verb

ruiskaa

  1. (intransitive, poetic, dialectal, rare) Synonym of ruiskia
    • 1874, Johan Ludvig Runeberg, Edvin Avellan, transl., Muuttolinnut:
      Miss’ suojanen heillä on entuudestaan, / Miss’ lähtehet vettä, / Niin raikasta, ruiskaa, / Ja keinuva mettä

Usage notes

This verb is in practice only used in 3rd person indicative. Other forms are replaced with corresponding forms of synonymous verb ruiskia.

References

  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), ruisku”, in Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

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