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ruta.

square, tile, box (as on a checkerboard)

4 characters2 syllables approx.Svenska language

Meaning & usage

noun/²rʉːta/
  1. square, tile, box (as on a checkerboard)

    common-gender
  2. windowpane (a piece of glass)

    common-gender
  3. panel (single frame in a comic strip)

    common-gender
  4. lozenge (diamond-shaped heraldic charge)

    common-gender
  5. foursquare

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, probably from Latin rūta (“rue”). Cognates include Danish rude, Norwegian Bokmål rute and German Raute (“rhomb”).

noun/²rʉːta/
  1. rue (plant of the genus Ruta)

    common-gender
Where this word comes from

From Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ).

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