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Irish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin rubīnus, from Latin ruber (“red”), now felt to contain the diminutive suffix -ín.
Pronunciation
Noun
rúibín m (genitive singular rúibín, nominative plural rúibíní)
- ruby
Declension
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Further reading
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ruibí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
- Entries containing “rúibín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
- Entries containing “rúibín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.