Raut

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Luxembourgish[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ræu̯t/, [ʀæˑʊ̯t]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Middle High German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή (rhutḗ). Cognate with German Raute, Dutch ruit.

Noun[edit]

Raut f (uncountable)

  1. (plants) rue

Etymology 2[edit]

From Middle High German rūte. Probably the same word as etymology 1, the name of the shape being taken from the plant's cross-shaped flower, which is reminiscent of a rhombus. This etymology is now predominantly accepted, but some sources still consider it uncertain.

Noun[edit]

Raut f (plural Rauten)

  1. rhombus
  2. (heraldry) lozenge
  3. windowpane

Plautdietsch[edit]

Noun[edit]

Raut f (plural Rauten)

  1. rat