ruína

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Latin ruīna (“ruins; debris”), from ruō (“I collapse”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA: /ʁu.ˈi.na/, /ʁu.ˈi.nɐ/, /ˈʁwi.nɐ/
• (South Brazil) IPA: /hu.ˈi.na/
• Hyphenation: ru‧í‧na

Noun

ruína f (plural ruínas)

1. ruin (construction withered by time)
2. the process of becoming ruined
3. the process of becoming financially ruined
4. (uncountable) ruin (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed)
5. ruin (something which leads to serious troubles)

Synonyms

• (withered construction): destroços
• (process of becoming ruined): arruinação, arruinamento, ruinação
• (process of becoming financially ruined): arruinamento, destruição, devastação, falência

Related terms

arruinação arruinado arruinador

arruinar ruim ruinação

ruinar ruinaria ruir