ruban
French edit
Etymology edit
From a form of Middle Dutch ringhband, from Proto-Germanic *hringaz + *bandą, *bandiz (“band, fetter”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ruban m (plural rubans)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “ruban”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Galician edit
Verb edit
ruban
- inflection of rubir:
Welsh edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Middle English ruban (“ribbon”),[1] from Middle French ruban.[2]
Noun edit
ruban m (plural rubanau, not mutable)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
ruban | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
References edit
- ^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ruban”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
- ^ “ruban”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.