ruim

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -œy̯m
  • IPA(key): /rœy̯m/

Etymology 1

From Old Dutch *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-. Cognate with English room, Danish rum.

Adjective

ruim (comparative ruimer, superlative ruimst)

  1. spacious, roomy
  2. large, wide
  3. ample, generous
    Die portie is ruim bemeten.
    That portion is amply measured.
Inflection
Inflection of ruim
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 —
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Adverb

ruim

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

Etymology 2

From Old Dutch *rūm, from *rūmą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *rowǝ-. Cognate with Low German Ruum, German Raum, English room, Danish rum.

Noun

ruim n (plural ruimen, diminutive ruimpje n)

  1. (with definite article) The wide, open space
  2. (nautical) A cargo hold

Derived terms

Etymology 3

Inflected forms, see ruimen

Verb

ruim

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ruimen
  2. imperative of ruimen

Portuguese

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin ruina.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuˈĩ/, /ruˈĩ/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /xu.ˈĩ/, /ˈxũ.ĩ/, /hu.ˈĩ/, /ˈhũ.ĩ/, /ruˈĩ/, /ˈrũ.ĩ/
  • Hyphenation: ru‧im

Adjective

ruim (plural ruins, comparable)

  1. bad
    1. unpleasant
    2. evil

Derived terms

See also

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