ruim
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -œy̯m
- IPA(key): /rœy̯m/
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz.
Adjective
Inflection
Inflection of ruim | ||||
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uninflected | ruim | |||
inflected | ruime | |||
comparative | ruimer | |||
positive | comparative | superlative | ||
predicative/adverbial | ruim | ruimer | het ruimst het ruimste | |
indefinite | m./f. sing. | ruime | ruimere | ruimste |
n. sing. | ruim | ruimer | ruimste | |
plural | ruime | ruimere | ruimste | |
definite | ruime | ruimere | ruimste | |
partitive | ruims | ruimers | — |
Descendants
- → Spanish: arrumar
Etymology 2
From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch *rūm, from *rūmą.
Noun
ruim n (plural ruimen, diminutive ruimpje n)
- (with definite article) The wide, open space
- (nautical) A cargo hold
Derived terms
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Portuguese
Etymology
From ruína, or from a Vulgar Latin root *ruīnus, ultimately from Latin ruīna. Compare Spanish ruin, Catalan roí.
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