ruimte

Dutch

Etymology

From late Middle Dutch rumede (“space”). Equivalent to ruim +‎ -te. Compare English roomth, German Räumte.

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Noun

ruimte f (plural ruimtes or ruimten)

1. space; outer space, the universe
2. a room in a building
3. room for a physical object to occupy

Derived terms

Terms derived from ruimte

• ruimteschip (“spaceship”)
• ruimtesonde (“space probe”)
• ruimte-tijd (“spacetime”)

• ruimtevaarder (“astronaut”)
• ruimtevaart (“space travel”)

• ruimtewandeling (“spacewalk”)
• tussenruimte (“an intervening space, interstice, space, gap”)

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