Ruth
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ruth in British English:
UK [ru:θ]
How to pronounce Ruth in American English:
US [ruθ]
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- Noun:
- a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
Word Origin
- Ruth
- fem. proper name, biblical ancestor of David, from Hebrew Ruth, probably a contraction of reuth "companion, friend, fellow woman."
- ruth (n.)
- "sorrow for the misery of another; repentance, regret," c. 1200, ruthe, from Old Norse hryggð "ruth, sorrow," from hryggr "sorrowful, grieved" (see rue (v.)) + Proto-Germanic abstract noun suffix *-itho (see -th (2)). Or else formed in English from reuwen "to rue" on the model of true/truth, etc. The Old English word was rue (n.2).
Example
- 1. Ruth says this is more common than people think .
- 2. Ruth is three feet tall .
- 3. The private investigator called herself ruth .
- 4. But confrontation is empowering , she told ruth .
- 5. Joseph expressed his loss by striving to make ruth happy .