ruinen

See also: Ruinen and ruïnen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -œy̯nən

Etymology 1

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

Verb

ruinen

1. (dialectal) to whisper
2. (dialectal) to mumble, to murmur

Inflection

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	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.

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ruinen

1. plural of ruin

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

ruinen m

1. definite singular of ruin

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

ruinen m

1. definite singular of ruin

Spanish

Verb

ruinen

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

Swedish

Noun

ruinen

1. definite singular of ruin