Maschile

ruin

(Inglese)

  1. (feminine, masculine) contemptible, mean, heartless
  2. (feminine, masculine) mean, stingy
  3. (feminine, masculine) wild; unruly
  4. (feminine, masculine) rachitic

Frequenza

26k
Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈrwin/
Etimologia (Inglese)

In summary

From an earlier *ruino, from ruina, or from a Vulgar Latin root *ruīnus, ultimately from Latin ruīna. Compare Portuguese ruim, Catalan roí. The lack of a final /-o/ may suggest a borrowing.

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