rubí
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Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rubi, from Old Occitan rubí, from Medieval Latin rubīnus, from Latin rubeus. First attested in the 13th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
rubí m (plural rubís)
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rubi”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rubi”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rubí”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rubí”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Spanish
Etymology
15th-century borrowing from Catalan robí, from Old French rubin, from Medieval Latin rubīnus, from Latin rubeus (“red”) + -īnus (diminutive).
Pronunciation
Noun
rubí m (plural rubís or rubíes)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “rubí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16