Ruin

See also: ruin, rùin, and rúin

German

Etymology

Borrowed from French ruine, from Latin ruīna. Doublet of Ruine.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ʁuˈiːn]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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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^[1] (in German)

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

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

Etymology 1

Borrowed from German Ruin.

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.

Related terms

• ruineere

Etymology 2

Borrowed from German Ruine.

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.