ruimen

Dutch

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

Etymology 1

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

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)
Inflection
Inflection of ruimen (weak)
infinitive ruimen
past singular ruimde
past participle geruimd
infinitive ruimen
gerund ruimen n
present tense past tense
1st person singular ruimruimde
2nd person sing. (jij) ruimtruimde
2nd person sing. (u) ruimtruimde
2nd person sing. (gij) ruimtruimde
3rd person singular ruimtruimde
plural ruimenruimden
subjunctive sing.1 ruimeruimde
subjunctive plur.1 ruimenruimden
imperative sing. ruim
imperative plur.1 ruimt
participles ruimendgeruimd
1) Archaic.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

ruimen

  1. plural of ruim

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