rūda

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ruda"

Latvian

Dzelzs rūda

Etymology

From the same ultimate source as ruds (“red”), similar to Proto-Slavic *ruda (“ore”) and *rudъ (“red”).

Noun

rūda f (4th declension)

1. ore (rock which contains metals or useful minerals)

   dzelzs, vara, urāna rūda ― iron, copper, uranium ore

   rūdas atradnes ― ore deposits

   rūdas saturošs slānis ― (geologic) layer containing ore

   rūdas ieguve ― ore mining

Declension

Declension of rūda (4th declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	rūda	rūdas
accusative (akuzatīvs)	rūdu	rūdas
genitive (ģenitīvs)	rūdas	rūdu
dative (datīvs)	rūdai	rūdām
instrumental (instrumentālis)	rūdu	rūdām
locative (lokatīvs)	rūdā	rūdās
vocative (vokatīvs)	rūda	rūdas

Lithuanian

Etymology

From the same ultimate source as rudas (“brown”), similar to Proto-Slavic *ruda (“ore”) and *rudъ (“red”).

Pronunciation

• (rūdà) IPA^(key): /ruːdɐ/

Noun

rūda f

1. ore