# Ruha
## Finnish
### Etymology

Possibly from the dialectal term ruhka, ruha (“trash, heap, thicket”), referring to terrain.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈruhɑ/, [ˈruɦɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -uhɑ
* Hyphenation: Ru‧ha

### Proper noun

Ruha
* a Finnish surname

#### Declension

Possessive forms of Ruha (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
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

* Ruhala
* Ruhanen

#### 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