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Rubin
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Rubin
Rubin
rubin
rubin
English
Noun
rubin (plural rubins)
- (obsolete) A ruby.
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Danish
Noun
rubin c (singular definite rubinen, plural indefinite rubiner)
- ruby (gemstone)
Declension
Inflection of rubin
| common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | rubin | rubinen | rubiner | rubinerne |
| genitive | rubins | rubinens | rubiners | rubinernes |
References
- “rubin” in Den Danske Ordbog
Hungarian

rubin
Etymology
From German Rubin, from Medieval Latin rubinus (“ruby”), from Latin ruber (“red”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈrubin]
- Hyphenation: ru‧bin
Noun
rubin (plural rubinok)
- ruby (gemstone)
Declension
| Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | rubin | rubinok |
| accusative | rubint | rubinokat |
| dative | rubinnak | rubinoknak |
| instrumental | rubinnal | rubinokkal |
| causal-final | rubinért | rubinokért |
| translative | rubinná | rubinokká |
| terminative | rubinig | rubinokig |
| essive-formal | rubinként | rubinokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | rubinban | rubinokban |
| superessive | rubinon | rubinokon |
| adessive | rubinnál | rubinoknál |
| illative | rubinba | rubinokba |
| sublative | rubinra | rubinokra |
| allative | rubinhoz | rubinokhoz |
| elative | rubinból | rubinokból |
| delative | rubinról | rubinokról |
| ablative | rubintól | rubinoktól |
| Possessive forms of rubin | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | rubinom | rubinjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | rubinod | rubinjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | rubinja | rubinjai |
| 1st person plural | rubinunk | rubinjaink |
| 2nd person plural | rubinotok | rubinjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | rubinjuk | rubinjaik |
Old French
Etymology
From Medieval Latin rubinus (“ruby”), from Latin ruber (“red”).
Noun
rubin m (oblique plural rubins, nominative singular rubins, nominative plural rubin)
- ruby (gemstone)
Descendants
- French: rubis
See also
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin rubinus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rǔbiːn/
- Hyphenation: ru‧bin
Noun
rùbīn m (Cyrillic spelling ру̀бӣн)
- ruby (gemstone)
Declension
Declension of rubin
References
- “rubin” in Hrvatski jezični portal