/ruˈina/, [ruˈi.nɐ]
OriginFrom Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin ruīna (“ruins; debris”), from ruō (“I collapse”). Cognate with Portuguese ruína and Spanish ruina.
- feminine, plural-normallyruin (construction withered by time)
- femininethe process of becoming ruined
- feminine, uncountableruin (the state of being a ruin, destroyed or decayed)
- feminineruin (something which leads to serious troubles)
Formsruínas(plural)