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ruim

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Dutch ruim, from Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch *rūm (in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz.

Adjective

ruim (attributive ruim, comparative ruimer, superlative ruimste)

  1. spacious, roomy, large
  2. ample, generous

Etymology 2

From Dutch ruim, from Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch ruom, Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

Noun

ruim (plural ruime)

  1. (nautical) A cargo hold.
Derived terms
  • lugruim
  • skeepsruim

Dutch

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rœy̯m/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ruim
  • Rhymes: -œy̯m

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch *rūm (in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz.

Adjective

ruim (comparative ruimer, superlative ruimst)

  1. spacious, roomy
    Antonyms: eng, nauw, krap
  2. large, wide
  3. ample, generous
    Die portie is ruim bemeten.
    That portion is amply measured.
Declension
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Declension of ruim
uninflected ruim
inflected ruime
comparative ruimer
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial ruimruimerhet ruimst
het ruimste
indefinite m./f. sing. ruimeruimereruimste
n. sing. ruimruimerruimste
plural ruimeruimereruimste
definite ruimeruimereruimste
partitive ruimsruimers—
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Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: ruim
  • → Papiamentu: reimu, reim

Adverb

ruim

  1. more than, over, easily
    Het weegt ruim een ton.
    It weighs over a ton.

Etymology 2

From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch ruom, Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

Noun

ruim n (plural ruimen, diminutive ruimpje n)

  1. (with definite article) the wide, open space
  2. (nautical) a cargo hold
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ruim

  1. inflection of ruimen:
    1. first-person singular present indicative
    2. (in case of inversion) second-person singular present indicative
    3. imperative

Portuguese

Etymology

From ruína, or from a Vulgar Latin root *ruīnus, ultimately from Latin ruīna. Compare Galician ruín, Spanish ruin, Catalan roí, French ruine.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁuj̃/ [ˈhuɪ̯̃], /ʁuˈĩ/ [hʊˈĩ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwĩ/ [ˈhwĩ]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁuj̃/ [ˈχuɪ̯̃], /ʁuˈĩ/ [χʊˈĩ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwĩ/ [ˈχwĩ]

  • Rhymes: -ũj̃, -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: ru‧im

Adjective

ruim m or f (plural ruins)

  1. bad
  2. unpleasant
  3. evil
    • 1999, Digão, Rodolfo Abrantes, “Mulher de Fases” (0:11 from the start), in Só no Forévis, performed by Raimundos, Rio de Janeiro: Warner Music Brasil:
      Que mulher ruim, jogou minhas coisa fora / Disse que em sua cama eu não deito mais não
      What an evil woman, she threw my things away / She said that I won't be sleeping on her bed no more

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