Ruine

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See also: ruine, ruiné, and ruïne

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ruīna.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁuˈiːnə/
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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
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

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