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Ruhe

noun · /ˈʁuːə/ ·
Etymology

From Middle High German ruo, ruowe, from Old High German ruowa (“peace, quiet, rest”), from Proto-West Germanic *rōu (“calm, rest”).

Translation

  1. calm, relative quietness (absence of loud sounds) feminine, no-plural

    Lass mich in Ruhe!

    Leave me alone!

  2. calm source:freedict-eng-deu-dictd
  3. calmness source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
  4. relaxation source:dictcc-tuchemnitz-de-en
  5. calmness, serenity feminine, no-plural
  6. rest, repose feminine, no-plural

    Bist du bei mir, geh ich mit Freuden zum Sterben und zu meiner Ruh.

    If you are with me, then I will go gladly unto [my] death and to my rest.

    O könnt' ich fliegen wie Tauben dahin, weit hinweg vor dem Feinde zu fliehn! In die Wüste eilt' ich dann fort,

    Oh, if I could fly off like the doves, flee far away from the foe! Into the wilderness I would then hasten, and find repose in a shadowy place.

Declension

CaseSingular
Nominative Ruhe
Accusative Ruhe
Dative Ruhe
Genitive Ruhe