rubīns

See also: rubins and Rubins

Latvian

rubīns on Latvian Wikipedia

Via other European languages (cf. Russian руби́н (rubín)), ultimately borrowed from Latin rubeus (“red, reddish”).

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rubīns m (1st declension)

ruby (red, semi-transparent type of corundum, valued as a precious stone)
rubīna gredzens ― ruby ring (a ring with an embedded ruby)

atkarībā no vērtības dārgakmeņus iedala 3 grupās... pie pirmās grupas pieder: dimants, rubīns, safīrs, smaragds, aleksandrīts ― depending on (their) value, precious stones are divided into three groups... the first group includes: diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, alexandrite

Declension of rubīns (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	rubīns	rubīni
accusative (akuzatīvs)	rubīnu	rubīnus
genitive (ģenitīvs)	rubīna	rubīnu
dative (datīvs)	rubīnam	rubīniem
instrumental (instrumentālis)	rubīnu	rubīniem
locative (lokatīvs)	rubīnā	rubīnos
vocative (vokatīvs)	rubīn	rubīni