rúibín

Irish

Alternative forms

• roibí (obsolete)
• rubí (obsolete)
• ruibí (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin rubīnus, from Latin ruber (“red”), now felt to contain the diminutive suffix -ín.

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
• (Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
• (Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuːbʲinʲ/

Noun

rúibín m (genitive singular rúibín, nominative plural rúibíní)

1. ruby

Declension

Declension of rúibín

Fourth declension

Bare forms Case Singular Plural Nominative rúibín rúibíní Vocative a rúibín a rúibíní Genitive rúibín rúibíní Dative rúibín rúibíní

Forms with the definite article Case Singular Plural Nominative an rúibín na rúibíní Genitive an rúibín na rúibíní Dative leis an rúibín don rúibín leis na rúibíní

Derived terms

• rúibíneach

Further reading

• Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “ruibí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
• de Bhaldraithe, Tomás (1959) “rúibín”, in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm
• “rúibín”, in New English-Irish Dictionary, Foras na Gaeilge, 2013-2024