English

Noun

rud ‎(uncountable)

1. redness; blush
2. ruddle; red ochre
3. A fish, the rudd.

Verb

rud ‎(third-person singular simple present ruds, present participle rudding, simple past and past participle rudded)

1. (intransitive) To become red; redden.
2. (obsolete, transitive) To make red.

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See also

• ruddy

Irish

Etymology

From Old Irish rét.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾˠʊd̪ˠ]

Noun

rud m ‎(genitive singular ruda, nominative plural rudaí)

1. thing
   1. material object
   2. matter, circumstance; act, event, affair, idea
2. person, creature
3. 1. means, substance
   2. benefit, gain
   3. thing of consequence
   4. way of acting
4. thing asked for
5. concern, sorrow
6. affection
7. wit, understanding

Declension

Synonyms

• ní
• (object): oibiacht, réad

Derived terms

• céard ‎(“what (interrogative)”)
• éard, séard ‎(“what (relative)”)
• fo-rud ‎(“odd, incidental thing”)
• rud beag ‎(“a little, a bit”)

References

• "rud" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
• “rét” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Lojban

Rafsi

rud

1. rafsi of drudi.

Scottish Gaelic

Etymology

From Old Irish rét.

Noun

rud m ‎(genitive singular ruid, plural rudan)

1. thing

Derived terms

• rudail
• rudeigin
• rud sam bith

References

• Faclair Gàidhlig Dwelly Air Loidhne, Dwelly, Edward (1911), Faclair Gàidhlig gu Beurla le Dealbhan/The Illustrated [Scottish] Gaelic-English Dictionary (10th ed.), Edinburgh: Birlinn Limited, ISBN 0 901771 92 9
• “rét” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

From Proto-Slavic *rǫdъ (Bulgarian руд ‎(rud), Polish rędzy).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rûːd/

Adjective

rȗd ‎(definite rȗdī, Cyrillic spelling ру̑д)

1. curly, shaggy, locky

Declension

Etymology 2

From Proto-Slavic *rudъ.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rûːd/

Adjective

rȗd ‎(definite rȗdī, Cyrillic spelling ру̑д)

1. reddish-brown, carroty, foxy

Declension

References

• “rud” in Hrvatski jezični portal
• “rud” in Hrvatski jezični portal