ruimte

Dutch

Etymology

From late Middle Dutch rumede (“space”). Equivalent to ruim +‎ -te. Compare English roomth, German Räumte.

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Noun

ruimte f (plural ruimtes or ruimten)

space; outer space, the universe
a room in a building
room for a physical object to occupy

Derived terms

Terms derived from ruimte

ruimteschip (“spaceship”)
ruimtesonde (“space probe”)
ruimte-tijd (“spacetime”)

ruimtevaarder (“astronaut”)
ruimtevaart (“space travel”)

ruimtewandeling (“spacewalk”)
tussenruimte (“an intervening space, interstice, space, gap”)

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