ruisen

Dutch

Alternative forms

• ruischen (obsolete)
• ruyschen (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ruusschen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrœy̯sə(n)/

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• Hyphenation: rui‧sen
• Rhymes: -œy̯sən

Verb

ruisen

1. (intransitive) to rustle (e.g. of leaves)

   Wat ruist er door het struikgewas?

   What is rustling through the thicket?

Inflection

Conjugation of ruisen (weak)
infinitive	ruisen
past singular	ruiste
past participle	geruist
infinitive	ruisen
gerund	ruisen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	ruis	ruiste
2nd person sing. (jij)	ruist, ruis2	ruiste
2nd person sing. (u)	ruist	ruiste
2nd person sing. (gij)	ruist	ruiste
3rd person singular	ruist	ruiste
plural	ruisen	ruisten
subjunctive sing.1	ruise	ruiste
subjunctive plur.1	ruisen	ruisten
imperative sing.	ruis
imperative plur.1	ruist
participles	ruisend	geruist
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• geruis
• ruis

Japanese

Romanization

ruisen

1. Rōmaji transcription of るいせん