ruim

Afrikaans

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /rœi̯m/

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.
Inflection
Inflection 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—
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. 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): /ʁuˈĩ/ [hʊˈĩ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwĩ/ [ˈhwĩ], (colloquial, nonstandard) /ˈʁũj̃/ [ˈhũɪ̯̃]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁuˈĩ/ [χʊˈĩ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwĩ/ [ˈχwĩ], (colloquial, nonstandard) /ˈʁũj̃/ [ˈχũɪ̯̃]

  • Rhymes: -ĩ
  • Hyphenation: ru‧im

Adjective

ruim m or f (plural ruins)

  1. bad
  2. unpleasant
  3. evil

Derived terms

See also
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