querubín

See also: querubin, Querubin, and Querubín

Galician

Alternative forms

• querubim (reintegrationist)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keɾuˈbiŋ/ [ke.ɾuˈβ̞iŋ]
• Rhymes: -iŋ
• Hyphenation: que‧ru‧bín

Noun

querubín m (plural querubíns)

1. (religion) cherub (kind of angel)
2. (art) cherub (baby with wings)

Further reading

• “querubín”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Spanish

Alternative forms

• querub, querube (poetic)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish cherubin, borrowed from Late Latin cherūbīm, plural of cherūb, from Ancient Greek χερούβ (kheroúb), from Hebrew כְּרוּב (kerúv).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /keɾuˈbin/ [ke.ɾuˈβ̞ĩn]
• Rhymes: -in
• Syllabification: que‧ru‧bín

Noun

querubín m (plural querubines)

1. cherub

   Hypernym: ángel

Related terms

• Querubín

 

See also

• serafín

 

Further reading

• “querubín”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10