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ruffe

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Gymnocephalus cernua, a small Eurasian freshwater fish.

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Other species in the same genus.

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History

Etymology

From Middle English ruff(e), roffe (“a saltwater fish, esp. of the family Sparidae; the freshwater fish Gymnocephalus cernua”), of uncertain origin. Theories include: * Perhaps an alteration of rough, referring to its scales. * Perhaps from Latin rufus (“red”), referring to the colour of some Sparidae fish.

Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: джгір (džhir) — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Bulgarian: бопан (bopan) — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Bulgarian: ропец (ropec) — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Czech: ježdík — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Dutch: pos — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Estonian: kiisk — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Finnish: kiiski — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • French: grémille — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • German: Kaulbarsch — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Greek: περκάκι (perkáki) — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Hungarian: durbincs — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Ingrian: joršši — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Ingrian: kiiski — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Italian: acerina — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Kashubian: jôżdż — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Latgalian: keiss — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Latvian: ķīsis — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Luxembourgish: Steepiisch — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Polish: jazgarz — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Romanian: ghiborț — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Russian: ёрш (jorš) — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Kildin-Sami: ёаҏҏьш (jår̥r̥’š) — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Swedish: gärs — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Swedish: snorgärs — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Swedish: gers — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Ukrainian: йорж (jorž) — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus
  • Votic: joršši — fish of the genus Gymnocephalus