See also: Ruinen and ruïnen

Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -œy̯nən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch runen, from Old Dutch rūnon, from Proto-West Germanic *rūnēn, from Proto-Germanic *rūnijaną.

Verb

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ruinen

  1. (dialectal) to whisper
  2. (dialectal) to mumble, to murmur
Conjugation
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Conjugation of ruinen (weak)
infinitive ruinen
past singular ruinde
past participle geruind
infinitive ruinen
gerund ruinen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ruin ruinde
2nd person sing. (jij) ruint, ruin2 ruinde
2nd person sing. (u) ruint ruinde
2nd person sing. (gij) ruint ruinde
3rd person singular ruint ruinde
plural ruinen ruinden
subjunctive sing.1 ruine ruinde
subjunctive plur.1 ruinen ruinden
imperative sing. ruin
imperative plur.1 ruint
participles ruinend geruind
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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ruinen

  1. plural of ruin

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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ruinen m

  1. definite singular of ruin

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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ruinen m

  1. definite singular of ruin

Spanish

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Verb

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ruinen

  1. inflection of ruinar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

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Noun

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ruinen

  1. definite singular of ruin