ruiner

English

Etymology

ruin +‎ -er

Noun

ruiner (plural ruiners)

  1. Someone who ruins.
    • 1855 December – 1857 June, Charles Dickens, Little Dorrit, London: Bradbury and Evans, […], published 1857, →OCLC:
      There was a ruined uncle in the family group—ruined by his brother, the Father of the Marshalsea, and knowing no more how than his ruiner did, but accepting the fact as something that could not be helped.

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Danish

Etymology 1

See ruin.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruiːnər/, [ʁuˈiːˀnɐ]

Noun

ruiner c

  1. indefinite plural of ruin

Etymology 2

See ruinere (“to ruin”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruineːr/, [ʁuiˈneːˀɐ̯], [ʁuiˈneɐ̯ˀ]

Verb

ruiner or ruinér

  1. imperative of ruinere

French

Etymology

From ruine. Cf. also Latin ruīnāre. Compare Italian rovinare, Occitan arroïnar, Spanish ruinar, arruinar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʁɥi.ne/
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Verb

ruiner

  1. to ruin
  2. to raze to the ground, to destroy, to wreck
  3. (figuratively) to shatter (hope), to ruin (reputation)

Conjugation
Conjugation of ruiner (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple ruiner
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple ruinant
/ʁɥi.nɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle ruiné
/ʁɥi.ne/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present ruine
/ʁɥin/		 ruines
/ʁɥin/		 ruine
/ʁɥin/		 ruinons
/ʁɥi.nɔ̃/		 ruinez
/ʁɥi.ne/		 ruinent
/ʁɥin/
imperfect ruinais
/ʁɥi.nɛ/		 ruinais
/ʁɥi.nɛ/		 ruinait
/ʁɥi.nɛ/		 ruinions
/ʁɥi.njɔ̃/		 ruiniez
/ʁɥi.nje/		 ruinaient
/ʁɥi.nɛ/
past historic2 ruinai
/ʁɥi.ne/		 ruinas
/ʁɥi.na/		 ruina
/ʁɥi.na/		 ruinâmes
/ʁɥi.nam/		 ruinâtes
/ʁɥi.nat/		 ruinèrent
/ʁɥi.nɛʁ/
future ruinerai
/ʁɥin.ʁe/		 ruineras
/ʁɥin.ʁa/		 ruinera
/ʁɥin.ʁa/		 ruinerons
/ʁɥin.ʁɔ̃/		 ruinerez
/ʁɥin.ʁe/		 ruineront
/ʁɥin.ʁɔ̃/
conditional ruinerais
/ʁɥin.ʁɛ/		 ruinerais
/ʁɥin.ʁɛ/		 ruinerait
/ʁɥin.ʁɛ/		 ruinerions
/ʁɥi.nə.ʁjɔ̃/		 ruineriez
/ʁɥi.nə.ʁje/		 ruineraient
/ʁɥin.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present ruine
/ʁɥin/		 ruines
/ʁɥin/		 ruine
/ʁɥin/		 ruinions
/ʁɥi.njɔ̃/		 ruiniez
/ʁɥi.nje/		 ruinent
/ʁɥin/
imperfect2 ruinasse
/ʁɥi.nas/		 ruinasses
/ʁɥi.nas/		 ruinât
/ʁɥi.na/		 ruinassions
/ʁɥi.na.sjɔ̃/		 ruinassiez
/ʁɥi.na.sje/		 ruinassent
/ʁɥi.nas/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — ruine
/ʁɥin/		 — ruinons
/ʁɥi.nɔ̃/		 ruinez
/ʁɥi.ne/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

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Noun

ruiner m

  1. indefinite plural of ruin

Old French

Verb

ruiner

  1. to destroy; to ruin
  2. to spoil; to ruin; to wreck
    il voloit ruiner le roi
    he wanted to ruin the king
  3. (intransitive) to become a ruin

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of ruiner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive ruiner avoir ruiné
gerund en ruinant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle ruinant
past participle ruiné
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present ruin ruines ruine ruinons ruinez ruinent
imperfect ruinoie, ruineie, ruinoe, ruineve ruinoies, ruineies, ruinoes, ruineves ruinoit, ruineit, ruinot, ruineve ruiniiens, ruiniens ruiniiez, ruiniez ruinoient, ruineient, ruinoent, ruinevent
preterite ruinai ruinas ruina ruinames ruinastes ruinerent
future ruinerai ruineras ruinera ruinerons ruineroiz, ruinereiz, ruinerez ruineront
conditional ruineroie, ruinereie ruineroies, ruinereies ruineroit, ruinereit ruineriiens, ruineriens ruineriiez, ruineriez ruineroient, ruinereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present ruin ruins ruint ruinons ruinez ruinent
imperfect ruinasse ruinasses ruinast ruinissons, ruinissiens ruinissoiz, ruinissez, ruinissiez ruinassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— ruine — ruinons ruinez —

Descendants
  • French: ruiner

Swedish

Noun

ruiner

  1. indefinite plural of ruin
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