rubí
See also: rubi and rubī
Galician
Noun
rubí m (plural rubís)
- ruby (gem)
Spanish
Etymology
15th-century borrowing from Catalan robí, from Old French rubin, from Medieval Latin rubīnus, from Latin rubeus (“red”) + -īnus (diminutive).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruˈbi/ [ruˈβ̞i]
- Rhymes: -i
- Syllabification: ru‧bí
Noun
rubí m (plural rubís or rubíes)
- ruby (gem)
- (horology) jewel (of analog watch)
Related terms
- rubio
Further reading
- “rubí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014