ruimen

== Dutch == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯mə(n)/ 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 (transitive) to make more spacious (transitive) to empty, to evacuate (transitive) to put away, to tidy up (transitive, of farm animals) to cull, to exterminate (typically for public health reasons) ===== Conjugation ===== ===== Derived terms ===== afruimen inruimen opruimen verruimen === Etymology 2 === See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. ==== Noun ==== ruimen plural of ruim === Anagrams === Numeri, renium