ruína

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See also: ruina, ruiná, and ruină

Galician

Ruínas ("ruins"), Towers of Altamira, Brión, Galicia

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin ruīna (“ruins; debris”), from ruō (“I collapse”). Cognate with Portuguese ruína and Spanish ruina.

Pronunciation

Noun

ruína f (plural ruínas)

  1. (usually in the plural) ruin (construction withered by time)
    Synonym: pardiñeiro
  2. the process of becoming ruined
  3. (uncountable) ruin (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed)
  4. ruin (something which leads to serious troubles)

References

  • “ruyna” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “ruína” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “ruína” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “ruína” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Portuguese Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ruyna, from Latin ruīna (“ruins; debris”), from ruō (“to collapse”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈĩ.nɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwĩ.nɐ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁuˈĩ.nɐ/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwĩ.nɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁuˈi.na/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwi.na/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁuˈi.nɐ/, (faster pronunciation) /ˈʁwi.nɐ/

  • Hyphenation: ru‧í‧na

Noun

ruína f (plural ruínas)

  1. ruin (construction withered by time)
    Synonym: destroços
  2. the process of becoming ruined
    Synonyms: arruinação, arruinamento, ruinação
  3. the process of becoming financially ruined
    Synonyms: arruinamento, destruição, devastação, falência
  4. (uncountable) ruin (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed)
  5. ruin (something which leads to serious troubles)

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