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/

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• 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

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	—

Derived terms

• ruimte
• afruimen
• inruimen
• opruimen

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

• luchtruim
• scheepsruim

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]

• (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]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁwĩ/

• Rhymes: -ĩ
• Hyphenation: ru‧im

Adjective

ruim m or f (plural ruins)

1. bad
2. unpleasant
3. evil

Derived terms

• ruimente/ruimmente
• coisa-ruim
• sangue ruim

See also

• mau