rùiu

See also: ruíu

Sassarese

Etymology

From Latin rubeus (“red; reddish”), derived from rubeō (“I redden”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruju/

Adjective

rùiu (feminine singular rùia, masculine and feminine plural rui)

1. red (having a red colour)
   • c. 19^th century, anonymous author, “[untitled song]”, in Giovanni Spano, editor, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese‎^[1], volume 2 (overall work in Italian and Sassarese), Cagliari, published 1873, song 44, pages 131–132:

     So li me’ innamuraddi
     ¶
     Che dui meligranaddi
     Che dui aranzi so rui.

     My two lovers are like two pomegranates, they're red like two oranges.

Related terms

• arruiazzà
• ruiasthru
• ruiura

 

Noun

rùiu m (plural rui)

1. (uncountable) red (colour)

References

• Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes