rubinus

Latin

Etymology

Derived from ruber (“red”) +‎ -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ruˈbiː.nus/, [rʊˈbiː.nʊs]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ruˈbi.nus/, [ruˈbiː.nus]

Noun

rubīnus m (genitive rubīnī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) carbuncle, ruby

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	rubīnus	rubīnī
genitive	rubīnī	rubīnōrum
dative	rubīnō	rubīnīs
accusative	rubīnum	rubīnōs
ablative	rubīnō	rubīnīs
vocative	rubīne	rubīnī

Descendants

Descendants

English: rubin
Asturian: rubín
Galician: rubí
Italian: rubino
Old French: rubin, rubi
- French: rubis
Spanish: rubí

Czech: rubín
Danish: rubin
German: Rubin

→ Hungarian: rubin

Greek: ρουμπίνι (roumpíni)
Icelandic: rúbín

Irish: rúibín
Macedonian: рубин (rubin)
Polish: rubin
Russian: руби́н (rubín)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: ру̀бӣн

Roman: rùbīn
Swedish: rubin

References

rubinus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)

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