Ruum

Inherited from Middle Low German and Old Saxon rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą, from Proto-Indo-European *rewh₁- (“open space, land”).

Ruum m (plural Rüüm)

1. space
2. room
3. area

• → Kashubian: rum
• → Lower Sorbian: rum
• → Polabian: rümo

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• IPA^(key): /ʁuːm/
• Hyphenation: Ruum
• Rhymes: -uːm

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *rūm, from Proto-Germanic *rūmą.

• ruimte (Maastrichtian)
• ruumde (Valkenburg)
• ruumdje (dialects where palatalization occurred)
• ruumte (widespread)

Ruum m (plural Rüüm, diminutive Rüümke or Rümmke)

1. (Eupen, Krefeld, physics) space
2. (same dialects) capacity, volume, room
3. (same dialects) room, chamber
4. (same dialects) place, area, field, room, space

   Synonym: Plaatsch

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *hrōmi, from Proto-Germanic *hrōmiz. Likely through either Middle Dutch or Middle High German as the expected native term would be "Room".

Ruum m (uncountable)

1. (Eupen) fame, glory

Inherited from Old Frisian *rūm, from Proto-West Germanic *rūm. More at English room.

Ruum m

1. room; space

• ruum
• Ruumte