ruim

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• Rhymes: -œy̯m
• IPA^(key): /rœy̯m/

From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz.

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.

• ruimte
• afruimen
• inruimen
• opruimen

• → Spanish: arrumar

ruim

1. more than, over, easily

   Het weegt ruim een ton.

   It weighs over a ton.

From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch *rūm, from *rūmą.

ruim n (plural ruimen, diminutive ruimpje n)

1. (with definite article) The wide, open space
2. (nautical) A cargo hold

• luchtruim
• scheepsruim

See the etymology of the main entry.

ruim

1. first-person singular present indicative of ruimen
2. imperative of ruimen

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁuˈĩ/, /ruˈĩ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /xu.ˈĩ/, /ˈxũ.ĩ/, /hu.ˈĩ/, /ˈhũ.ĩ/, /ruˈĩ/, /ˈrũ.ĩ/
• Hyphenation: ru‧im

ruim (plural ruins, comparable)

1. bad
   1. unpleasant
   2. evil

• coisa-ruim
• sangue ruim

• mau