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ruim.

spacious, roomy

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/rœy̯m/

  1. spacious, roomy

  2. large, wide

  3. ample, generous

    Die portie is ruim bemeten.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch *rūm (in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz.

noun/rœy̯m/

  1. the wide, open space

    neuter · with-definite-article

  2. a cargo hold

    neuter
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch ruom, Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

adv/rœy̯m/

  1. more than, over, easily

    Het weegt ruim een ton.
Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch ruum, from Old Dutch *rūm (in placenames), from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmaz.

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