ruivina

Portuguese

Etymology

From ruivo +‎ -ina.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈvĩ.nɐ/ [huɪ̯ˈvĩ.nɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈvĩ.nɐ/ [huɪ̯ˈvĩ.nɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈvĩ.nɐ/ [χuɪ̯ˈvĩ.nɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈvi.na/ [huɪ̯ˈvi.na]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈvi.nɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈvi.nɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁujˈbi.nɐ/ [ʁujˈβi.nɐ]

• Hyphenation: rui‧vi‧na

Noun

ruivina m (plural ruivinas)

1. (geology) gray or bluish calcitic marble

Further reading

• “ruivina”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025