rubir

Galician

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of subir (“to climb”) and a descendant of Latin rupes.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈβiɾ/

Verb

rubir (first-person singular present rubo, first-person singular preterite rubín, past participle rubido)
rubir (first-person singular present rubo, first-person singular preterite rubim or rubi, past participle rubido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to scale, to climb (using one's legs and arms)

   Synonyms: empoleirar, gabear, gatuñar

   • 1889, A Monteira, number 6, page 43:

     Antes de rubir ó puleiro, non fan máis que cacarexar qu'han facer i acontecer, pro non se ve outra cousa dempois máis qu'os benfeitos que reciben tódo-los que teñen a sorte de ll'axudar nas falcatrúas, pr'amocar ós que non son do pau, e nas trécolas pra conquerir sona co cacique maor, que dende Madril diuta disposiciós d'intrés particolar prós seus nagocios.

     (the councillors) before climbing onto the perch do nothing but cackle about what they'll do and what will be, but then you don't see anything other than the benefits received by all who have the fortune to help them in their frauds, to club those that don't belong to the same suit, and the tricks to gain fame with the great cacique, who from Madrid dictates dispositions of particular interest for his own business.

2. (of a plant) to climb

Conjugation

    Conjugation of rubir

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rubir
Personal	rubir	rubires	rubir	rubirmos	rubirdes	rubiren
Gerund
	rubindo
Past participle
Masculine	rubido			rubidos
Feminine	rubida			rubidas
Indicative
Present	rubo	rubes	rube	rubimos	rubides	ruben
Imperfect	rubía	rubías	rubía	rubiamos	rubiades	rubían
Preterite	rubín	rubiches	rubiu	rubimos	rubistes	rubiron
Pluperfect	rubira	rubiras	rubira	rubiramos	rubirades	rubiran
Future	rubirei	rubirás	rubirá	rubiremos	rubiredes	rubirán
Conditional	rubiría	rubirías	rubiría	rubiriamos	rubiriades	rubirían
Subjunctive
Present	ruba	rubas	ruba	rubamos	rubades	ruban
Imperfect	rubise	rubises	rubise	rubísemos	rubísedes	rubisen
Future	rubir	rubires	rubir	rubirmos	rubirdes	rubiren
Imperative
Affirmative		rube	ruba	rubamos	rubide	ruban
Negative (non)		non rubas	non ruba	non rubamos	non rubades	non ruban

    Reintegrated conjugation of rubir (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	rubir
Personal	rubir	rubires	rubir	rubirmos	rubirdes	rubirem
Gerund
	rubindo
Past participle
Masculine	rubido			rubidos
Feminine	rubida			rubidas
Indicative
Present	rubo	rubes	rube	rubimos	rubides, rubis	rubem
Imperfect	rubia	rubias	rubia	rubíamos	rubíades, rubíeis, rubíais1	rubiam
Preterite	rubim, rubi	rubiste, rubiche1	rubiu	rubimos	rubistes	rubírom, rubiram
Pluperfect	rubira	rubiras	rubira	rubíramos	rubírades, rubíreis, rubírais1	rubiram
Future	rubirei	rubirás	rubirá	rubiremos	rubiredes, rubireis	rubirám, rubirão
Conditional	rubiria	rubirias	rubiria	rubiríamos	rubiríades, rubiríeis, rubiríais1	rubiriam
Subjunctive
Present	ruba	rubas	ruba	rubamos	rubades, rubais	rubam
Imperfect	rubisse	rubisses	rubisse	rubíssemos	rubíssedes, rubísseis	rubissem
Future	rubir	rubires	rubir	rubirmos	rubirdes	rubirem
Imperative
Affirmative		rube	ruba	rubamos	rubide, rubi	rubam
Negative (nom)		nom rubas	nom ruba	nom rubamos	nom rubades, nom rubais	nom rubam

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rubir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “rubir”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rubir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega