ruyne
Middle English
/ˈriu̯in(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- Decline, decay, deterioration; loss of greatness.
- Lack of repair or upkeep; the state of being in disrepair.
- Lack of wealth or power; the state of being unfortunate.
- Decay or decline in morality or values; falling into vice.
- The total destroying or ruination of a settlement or structure.
- (rare) Something which devastates or ruins.
- (rare) The remnants or ruins of a destroyed thing or place.
- (rare) The act of knocking over a tall structure.
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French ruine derived from Latin ruīna (debris, ruins, ruin, overthrow).
Origin
Latin
ruīna
Gloss
debris, ruins, ruin, overthrow
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- ruin English
- ruinable English
- ruination English
- ruiner English
- ruinest English
- ruineth English
- ruiniform English
- ruinism English
- ruinless English
- ruinous English
- unruin English
- ruinare Latin
- ruinosus Latin
- ruīna Latin
- Ruine German
- rovina Italian
- ruine French
- ruin Spanish, Castilian
- ruim Portuguese
- ruina Polish
- ruynous Middle English
- ruine Old French
- ruinos Old French
- roí Catalan, Valencian
- ruïna Catalan, Valencian
- ruín Galician
- ruína Galician
- ruyna Old Portuguese
- ruvine Friulian