ruine
English edit
Noun edit
ruine (countable and uncountable, plural ruines)
- Obsolete form of ruin.
- 1678, John Collinges, Several Discourses Concerning the Actual Providence of God:
- Sin in its own nature tendeth to nothing, but the ruine and eternal destruction of a Soul […]
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French ruine, borrowed from Latin ruīna.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ruine f (plural ruines)
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
ruine
- inflection of ruiner:
Further reading edit
- “ruine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Middle English edit
Noun edit
ruine
- Alternative form of ruyne
Old French edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
ruine oblique singular, f (oblique plural ruines, nominative singular ruine, nominative plural ruines)
- ruin (remnant of something that has been damaged or destroyed)
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Verb edit
ruine
- inflection of ruinar: