"ruin" meaning in Dutch

See ruin in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /rœy̯n/ Audio: Nl-ruin.ogg Forms: ruinen [plural], ruintje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -œy̯n Etymology: From Middle Dutch rûun. Cognate with Middle Low German rûne, Middle High German rūn. Further origin unknown; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- (“to dig out, rip off”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|rûun}} Middle Dutch rûun, {{cog|gml|rûne}} Middle Low German rûne, {{cog|gmh|rūn}} Middle High German rūn, {{der|nl|ine-pro|*(H)rewH-|t=to dig out, rip off}} Proto-Indo-European *(H)rewH- (“to dig out, rip off”) Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-en|+}} ruin m (plural ruinen, diminutive ruintje n)
  1. gelding (castrated male horse) Tags: masculine Derived forms: vosruin Related terms: hengst

Inflected forms

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      ]
    },
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "hengst"
        }
      ],
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      ]
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    },
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    }
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    }
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      },
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    },
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      },
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      "name": "der"
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  ],
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  "forms": [
    {
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "ruintje",
      "tags": [
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        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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        "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
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      ],
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      ]
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-œy̯n"
    }
  ],
  "word": "ruin"
}

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