ruimen

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Dutch

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯mə(n)/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: rui‧men
  • Rhymes: -œy̯mən

Etymology 1

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From Middle Dutch rumen, from Old Dutch *rūmen, from Proto-Germanic *rūmijaną. Derived from the adjective *rūmaz and/or the noun *rūmą, from which Dutch ruim. Cognate of räumen.

Verb

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ruimen

  1. (transitive) to make more spacious
  2. (transitive) to empty, to evacuate
  3. (transitive) to put away, to tidy up
  4. (transitive, of farm animals) to cull, to exterminate (typically for public health reasons)
Conjugation
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Conjugation of ruimen (weak)
infinitive ruimen
past singular ruimde
past participle geruimd
infinitive ruimen
gerund ruimen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ruim ruimde
2nd person sing. (jij) ruimt, ruim2 ruimde
2nd person sing. (u) ruimt ruimde
2nd person sing. (gij) ruimt ruimde
3rd person singular ruimt ruimde
plural ruimen ruimden
subjunctive sing.1 ruime ruimde
subjunctive plur.1 ruimen ruimden
imperative sing. ruim
imperative plur.1 ruimt
participles ruimend geruimd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

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ruimen

  1. plural of ruim

Anagrams

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