Feminine

Ruhe

  1. (feminine, no-plural) calm, relative quietness (absence of loud sounds)
  2. (feminine, no-plural) calmness, serenity
  3. (feminine, no-plural) rest, repose

Frequency

A1
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

rue

Zürich

Zürich

rueh

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁuːə/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German ruo, ruowe, from Old High German ruowa (“peace, quiet, rest”), from Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”).

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