ruigte
Dutch
Alternative forms
- ruigt
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ruuchte. Equivalent to ruig + -te.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯x.tə/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: ruig‧te
Noun
ruigte f or n (plural ruigten or ruigtes)
- wild vegetation
- wilderness
- roughness
- Synonym: ruigheid
- (now dialectal) rubbish, waste
- (now dialectal) scum, rabble
Scottish Gaelic
Verb
ruigte
- past participle of ruig