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Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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ruim (attributive ruim, comparative ruimer, superlative ruimste)

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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ruim (plural ruime)

  1. (nautical) A cargo hold.
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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

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

Adjective

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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.
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Declension 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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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: ruim
  • Papiamentu: reimu, reim

Adverb

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ruim

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

Etymology 2

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

Noun

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ruim n (plural ruimen, diminutive ruimpje n)

  1. (with definite article) the wide, open space
  2. (nautical) a cargo hold
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Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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ruim

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁuj̃/ [ˈhuɪ̯̃], (colloquial, nonstandard) /ˈʁuj̃/ [ˈhuɪ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈʁuj̃/ [ˈχuɪ̯̃], (colloquial, nonstandard) /ˈʁuj̃/ [ˈχuɪ̯̃]

Adjective

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ruim m or f (plural ruins)

  1. bad
  2. unpleasant
  3. evil

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