Ruine

See also: ruine, ruiné, and ruïne

German

Etymology

    Learned borrowing from Latin ruīna.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ʁuˈiːnə/
    • Audio (Germany):(file)

    Noun

    Ruine f (genitive Ruine, plural Ruinen)

    1. ruin, ruins
      • 2000, “Die Befindlichkeit des Landes”, in Silence is Sexy, performed by Einstürzende Neubauten:
        Die neuen Tempel haben schon Risse / Künftige Ruinen / Einst wächst Gras auch über diese Stadt / Über ihrer letzten Schicht
        The new temples already have cracks / future ruins / some day grass grows over this city, too / over its last layer

    Declension

    Declension of Ruine [feminine]
    singular plural
    indef. def. noun def. noun
    nominative eine die Ruine die Ruinen
    genitive einer der Ruine der Ruinen
    dative einer der Ruine den Ruinen
    accusative eine die Ruine die Ruinen

    Descendants

    • → Hunsrik: Ruin

    Further reading

    Hunsrik

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ruˈinə/
    • Rhymes: -inə
    • Syllabification: Ru‧i‧ne

    Noun

    Ruine

    1. plural of Ruin
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