rubl

See also: rubl'

English

Etymology 1

From Russian рубль (rublʹ).

Noun

rubl (plural rubls)

1. Alternative form of ruble (“Russian currency”).
   • 1902 August, Light, volume II, number 6, page 78, column 1:

     All the mantles observed in Russia were of German make. They brought a high price at first, about one rubl each, or say about 75 cents, and were eagerly snapped up at that.

   • 1926, List of Foreign Educational Periodicals Other Than Great Britain, France and Germany, 1926‎^[1], Office of Education:

     Annually 3 karb (probably meaning the Ukrainan^[sic] rubl, similar to the Russian rubl and ordinarily 50 cents in American money).

   • 2006, Bülent Gökay, editor, Politics of Oil: A Survey‎^[2], Abingdon, Oxon, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN:

     In 2005 Russia achieved a seventh successive year of economic growth, which has averaged 6.4% annually since the financial crisis of 1998. Although high oil prices and the relatively low value of the Russian rubl have been important drivers of this economic recovery, investment and consumer-driven demand have played a noticeably increasing role since 2000.

   • 2016, The Europa Directory of International Organizations 2016, 18th edition, Abingdon, Oxon, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 448, column 1:

     Decisions taken by the Crimean legislature following the disputed referendum included submitting an application for the territory to join Russia, replacing the Ukrainian currency (hryvnya) with the Russian rubl, and permitting Crimean soldiers to join the Russian military.

Etymology 2

From Tajik рубл (rubl).

Noun

rubl (plural rubls)

1. Alternative form of ruble (“Tajik currency”).
   • 1994, Russian Travel Monthly, volume 2, number 6, Russian Information Services, page 4:

     The new banknotes are called the rubl (рубл, vs. the Russian spelling: рубль). Tadzhik rubls will be issued in denominations of R1, R3, R5, R10, R100, R200 and R500 and R1,000.

   • 1995, Daily Report: Central Eurasia, numbers 92–98, page 92:

     A national currency, the Tajik rubl, will become the sole legal tender inside the country. One, three, five, 10, 200, 500 and 1,000 Tajik rubl notes have been issued.

   • 2000, Bradley Mayhew, Richard Plunkett, Simon Richmond, Central Asia, Footscray, Vic.: Lonely Planet Publications Pty Ltd, →ISBN, page 89:

     The manat, sum, tenge and Tajik rubl are still relatively unstable and so prices quoted in this book are quoted in US dollar equivalents.

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Russian рубль (rublʹ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

rubl (definite accusative rublu, plural rubllar)

1. ruble

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian рубль (rublʹ).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrubl̩]

Noun

rubl m inan

1. ruble

   Hypernyms: měna, platidlo

Declension

Declension of rubl (mixed masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	rubl	rubly, ruble
genitive	rublu, ruble	rublů
dative	rublu, rubli	rublům
accusative	rubl	rubly, ruble
vocative	ruble, rubli	rubly, ruble
locative	rublu, ruble, rubli	rublech, rublích
instrumental	rublem	rubly, rubli

Further reading

• “rubl”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “rubl”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989