ruína

See also: ruina, ruiná, and ruină

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese ruyna, from Latin ruīna (“ruins; debris”), from ruō (“I collapse”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁu.ˈi.na/, /ʁu.ˈi.nɐ/, /ˈʁwi.nɐ/
(South Brazil) IPA^(key): /hu.ˈi.na/
(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁu.ˈi.nɐ/, /ˈʁwi.nɐ/
Hyphenation: ru‧í‧na

Noun

ruína f (plural ruínas)

ruin (construction withered by time)
Synonym: destroços
the process of becoming ruined
Synonyms: arruinação, arruinamento, ruinação
the process of becoming financially ruined
Synonyms: arruinamento, destruição, devastação, falência
(uncountable) ruin (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed)
ruin (something which leads to serious troubles)

Related terms

arruinação
arruinado
arruinador
arruinar
ruim
ruinação
ruinar
ruinaria
ruir

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