ruisen
Dutch
Alternative forms
- ruischen, ruyschen (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch ruusschen, from Old Dutch *rūskon, from Proto-Germanic *rūskōną (“to rustle”), ultimately imitative. Cognate with German rauschen, Middle Low German rûschen, English rush. The now obsolete sense “to make noise” was due to confluence with unrelated druisen (whose unexpected -s- instead of -z- is due to the same reason).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrœy̯sə(n)/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: rui‧sen
- Rhymes: -œy̯sən
Verb
ruisen
- (intransitive) to rustle (e.g. of leaves)
- Wat ruist er door het struikgewas?
- What is rustling through the thicket?
Conjugation
| Conjugation of ruisen (weak) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | ruisen | |||
| past singular | ruiste | |||
| past participle | geruist | |||
| infinitive | ruisen | |||
| gerund | ruisen n | |||
| present tense | past tense | |||
| 1st person singular | ruis | ruiste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (jij) | ruist, ruis2 | ruiste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (u) | ruist | ruiste | ||
| 2nd person sing. (gij) | ruist | ruiste | ||
| 3rd person singular | ruist | ruiste | ||
| plural | ruisen | ruisten | ||
| subjunctive sing.1 | ruise | ruiste | ||
| subjunctive plur.1 | ruisen | ruisten | ||
| imperative sing. | ruis | |||
| imperative plur.1 | ruist | |||
| participles | ruisend | geruist | ||
| 1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion. | ||||
Derived terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: ruis
Japanese
Romanization
ruisen