rucio
Old Spanish
Alternative forms
- ruçio (alternative spelling)
Etymology
From Latin rōscidus (“dewy”), from rōs (“dew”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruˈt͡sio/
Noun
rucio m (usually uncountable)
- dew
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 4r.
- Reſpuſo ẏſaac ¬ dẏxo. De groſſura de la tierra ¬ del ruçio ſera tu bédicion. De los cieló ſera tu bendicion. Sobre tu eſpada biuras. E ato ermano seruiras. […]
- Isaac answered and said, “Your blessing shall be away from the fatness of the earth and from the dew. Your blessing shall be away from the heavens. You shall live by the sword and your brother you shall serve. […] ”
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 4r.
Descendants
- Spanish: rocío
Spanish
Etymology
From Old Spanish rucio, from Latin rōscidus. Compare Portuguese ruço.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈruθjo/ [ˈru.θjo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈrusjo/ [ˈru.sjo]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -uθjo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -usjo
- Syllabification: ru‧cio
Adjective
rucio (feminine rucia, masculine plural rucios, feminine plural rucias)
- grey, grey-haired
Related terms
- rociar
- rocío
Further reading
- “rucio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014