Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from the dialectal term ruhka, ruha (“trash, heap, thicket”), referring to terrain.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈruhɑ/, [ˈruɦɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -uhɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ru‧ha
- Hyphenation(key): Ru‧ha
Proper noun
Ruha
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Ruha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
|
| nominative
|
Ruha
|
Ruhat
|
| genitive
|
Ruhan
|
Ruhien
|
| partitive
|
Ruhaa
|
Ruhia
|
| illative
|
Ruhaan
|
Ruhiin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ruha
|
Ruhat
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ruha
|
Ruhat
|
| gen.
|
Ruhan
|
| genitive
|
Ruhan
|
Ruhien
Ruhain rare
|
| partitive
|
Ruhaa
|
Ruhia
|
| inessive
|
Ruhassa
|
Ruhissa
|
| elative
|
Ruhasta
|
Ruhista
|
| illative
|
Ruhaan
|
Ruhiin
|
| adessive
|
Ruhalla
|
Ruhilla
|
| ablative
|
Ruhalta
|
Ruhilta
|
| allative
|
Ruhalle
|
Ruhille
|
| essive
|
Ruhana
|
Ruhina
|
| translative
|
Ruhaksi
|
Ruhiksi
|
| abessive
|
Ruhatta
|
Ruhitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
Ruhin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ruhani
|
Ruhani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ruhani
|
Ruhani
|
| gen.
|
Ruhani
|
| genitive
|
Ruhani
|
Ruhieni
Ruhaini rare
|
| partitive
|
Ruhaani
|
Ruhiani
|
| inessive
|
Ruhassani
|
Ruhissani
|
| elative
|
Ruhastani
|
Ruhistani
|
| illative
|
Ruhaani
|
Ruhiini
|
| adessive
|
Ruhallani
|
Ruhillani
|
| ablative
|
Ruhaltani
|
Ruhiltani
|
| allative
|
Ruhalleni
|
Ruhilleni
|
| essive
|
Ruhanani
|
Ruhinani
|
| translative
|
Ruhakseni
|
Ruhikseni
|
| abessive
|
Ruhattani
|
Ruhittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ruhineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ruhasi
|
Ruhasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ruhasi
|
Ruhasi
|
| gen.
|
Ruhasi
|
| genitive
|
Ruhasi
|
Ruhiesi
Ruhaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
Ruhaasi
|
Ruhiasi
|
| inessive
|
Ruhassasi
|
Ruhissasi
|
| elative
|
Ruhastasi
|
Ruhistasi
|
| illative
|
Ruhaasi
|
Ruhiisi
|
| adessive
|
Ruhallasi
|
Ruhillasi
|
| ablative
|
Ruhaltasi
|
Ruhiltasi
|
| allative
|
Ruhallesi
|
Ruhillesi
|
| essive
|
Ruhanasi
|
Ruhinasi
|
| translative
|
Ruhaksesi
|
Ruhiksesi
|
| abessive
|
Ruhattasi
|
Ruhittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ruhinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ruhamme
|
Ruhamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ruhamme
|
Ruhamme
|
| gen.
|
Ruhamme
|
| genitive
|
Ruhamme
|
Ruhiemme
Ruhaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
Ruhaamme
|
Ruhiamme
|
| inessive
|
Ruhassamme
|
Ruhissamme
|
| elative
|
Ruhastamme
|
Ruhistamme
|
| illative
|
Ruhaamme
|
Ruhiimme
|
| adessive
|
Ruhallamme
|
Ruhillamme
|
| ablative
|
Ruhaltamme
|
Ruhiltamme
|
| allative
|
Ruhallemme
|
Ruhillemme
|
| essive
|
Ruhanamme
|
Ruhinamme
|
| translative
|
Ruhaksemme
|
Ruhiksemme
|
| abessive
|
Ruhattamme
|
Ruhittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ruhinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ruhanne
|
Ruhanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ruhanne
|
Ruhanne
|
| gen.
|
Ruhanne
|
| genitive
|
Ruhanne
|
Ruhienne
Ruhainne rare
|
| partitive
|
Ruhaanne
|
Ruhianne
|
| inessive
|
Ruhassanne
|
Ruhissanne
|
| elative
|
Ruhastanne
|
Ruhistanne
|
| illative
|
Ruhaanne
|
Ruhiinne
|
| adessive
|
Ruhallanne
|
Ruhillanne
|
| ablative
|
Ruhaltanne
|
Ruhiltanne
|
| allative
|
Ruhallenne
|
Ruhillenne
|
| essive
|
Ruhananne
|
Ruhinanne
|
| translative
|
Ruhaksenne
|
Ruhiksenne
|
| abessive
|
Ruhattanne
|
Ruhittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ruhinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
Ruhansa
|
Ruhansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Ruhansa
|
Ruhansa
|
| gen.
|
Ruhansa
|
| genitive
|
Ruhansa
|
Ruhiensa
Ruhainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
Ruhaansa
|
Ruhiaan
Ruhiansa
|
| inessive
|
Ruhassaan
Ruhassansa
|
Ruhissaan
Ruhissansa
|
| elative
|
Ruhastaan
Ruhastansa
|
Ruhistaan
Ruhistansa
|
| illative
|
Ruhaansa
|
Ruhiinsa
|
| adessive
|
Ruhallaan
Ruhallansa
|
Ruhillaan
Ruhillansa
|
| ablative
|
Ruhaltaan
Ruhaltansa
|
Ruhiltaan
Ruhiltansa
|
| allative
|
Ruhalleen
Ruhallensa
|
Ruhilleen
Ruhillensa
|
| essive
|
Ruhanaan
Ruhanansa
|
Ruhinaan
Ruhinansa
|
| translative
|
Ruhakseen
Ruhaksensa
|
Ruhikseen
Ruhiksensa
|
| abessive
|
Ruhattaan
Ruhattansa
|
Ruhittaan
Ruhittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Ruhineen
Ruhinensa
|
|
Derived terms
Statistics
- Ruha is the 3311th (tied with 16 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 235 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN