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
- The surname Ruha belongs to 231 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN