Ruin

See also: ruin, rùin, and rúin

German

Etymology

    Borrowed from French ruine, from Latin ruīna.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ʁuˈiːn]
    • Audio (Germany):(file)

    Noun

    Ruin m (strong, genitive Ruins, no plural)

    1. ruin (something which leads to serious troubles)
      • 2007, Tocotronic, “Mein Ruin”, in Kapitulation:
        Mein Ruin ist weiterhin / Eine Arbeit ohne Sinn / Etwas, das man nie bereut / Eine Abgeschiedenheit / Mein Ruin ist nur verbal / Feigheit vor dem Feind der Qual
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    Declension

    Declension of Ruin [sg-only, masculine, strong]
    singular
    indef. def. noun
    nominative ein der Ruin
    genitive eines des Ruins
    dative einem dem Ruin
    accusative einen den Ruin

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Ruin

    Further reading

    • “Ruin” in Duden online
    • “Ruin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

    Hunsrik

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ruˈin/
    • Rhymes: -in
    • Syllabification: Ru‧in

    Etymology 1

      Borrowed from German Ruin.[1]

      Noun

      Ruin m

      1. (uncountable) ruin (something which leads to serious troubles)
        En schlechter Entschluss kann ma in de Ruin dreive. ― A bad decision can lead to ruin.
      • ruineere

      Etymology 2

        Borrowed from German Ruine.[1]

        Noun

        Ruin f (plural Ruine)

        1. ruin (remains of a destroyed construction)
          Zwischich de Ruine hod noch en hogher Torrem gestann.
          Among the ruins, a tower was still standing.

        References

        1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Piter Kehoma Boll (2021), “Ruin”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português (in Portuguese), 3rd edition, Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 136, column 1
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