ruban

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French

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Etymology

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From a form of Middle Dutch ringhband, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz + *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʁy.bɑ̃/
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Noun

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ruban m (plural rubans)

  1. band, stripe
  2. ribbon

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • → Persian: روبان (rubân)

Further reading

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Galician

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Verb

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ruban

  1. inflection of rubir:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Welsh

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Middle English ruban (“ribbon”),[1] from Middle French ruban.[2]

Noun

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ruban m (plural rubanau, not mutable)

  1. ribbon

Mutation

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Mutated forms of ruban
radical soft nasal aspirate
ruban unchanged unchanged unchanged

References

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  1. ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ruban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
  2. ^ “ruban”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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