rubīns
Latvian
editEtymology
editVia other European languages (cf. Russian руби́н (rubín)), ultimately borrowed from Latin rubeus (“red, reddish”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editrubīns m (1st declension)
- ruby (red, semi-transparent type of corundum, valued as a precious stone)
- rubīna gredzens ― ruby ring (a ring with an embedded ruby)
- atkarībā no vērtības dārgakmeņus iedala 3 grupās... pie pirmās grupas pieder: dimants, rubīns, safīrs, smaragds, aleksandrīts ― depending on (their) value, precious stones are divided into three groups... the first group includes: diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald, alexandrite
Declension
editDeclension of rubīns (1st declension)
singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
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nominative (nominatīvs) | rubīns | rubīni |
accusative (akuzatīvs) | rubīnu | rubīnus |
genitive (ģenitīvs) | rubīna | rubīnu |
dative (datīvs) | rubīnam | rubīniem |
instrumental (instrumentālis) | rubīnu | rubīniem |
locative (lokatīvs) | rubīnā | rubīnos |
vocative (vokatīvs) | rubīn | rubīni |