rubí

See also: rubi and rubī

Galician

Noun

rubí m (plural rubís)

1. 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)

1. ruby (gem)
2. (horology) jewel (of analog watch)

Derived terms

• rubí de Bohemia

 

Related terms

• rubio

 

Further reading

• “rubí”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014