rúibín

Irish

Alternative forms

roibí (obsolete)
rubí (obsolete)
ruibí (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin rubīnus, from Latin ruber (“red”), now felt to contain the diminutive suffix -ín.

Pronunciation

(Munster) IPA^(key): /ɾˠuːˈbʲiːnʲ/
(Connacht) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuːbʲiːnʲ/
(Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈɾˠuːbʲinʲ/

Noun

rúibín m (genitive singular rúibín, nominative plural rúibíní)

ruby

Declension

Declension of rúibín

Fourth declension

Bare forms

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rúibín	rúibíní
Vocative	a rúibín	a rúibíní
Genitive	rúibín	rúibíní
Dative	rúibín	rúibíní

Forms with the definite article

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	an rúibín	na rúibíní
Genitive	an rúibín	na rúibíní
Dative	leis an rúibín don rúibín	leis na rúibíní

Derived terms

rúibíneach

Further reading

G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. Theuerkauf, editors (2019), “ruibí”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “rúibín”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN
Entries containing “rúibín” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
Entries containing “rúibín” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.

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