rucio
Old Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
- ruçio (alternative spelling)
Etymology edit
From Latin rōscidus (“dewy”), from rōs (“dew”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
rucio m (usually uncountable)
- dew
- c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 4r:
- Reſpuſo ẏſaac ⁊ dẏxo. De groſſura de la tierra ⁊ del ruçio ſera tu bẽdicion. De los cielos ſera tu bendicion. Sobre tu eſpada biuras. E ato ermano seruiras. […]
- Isaac answered and said, “Your blessing shall be away from the fatness of the earth and from the dew. Your blessing shall be away from the heavens. You shall live by the sword and your brother you shall serve. […] ”
Descendants edit
- Spanish: rocío
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Spanish rucio, from Latin rōscidus. Compare Portuguese ruço.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈruθjo/ [ˈru.θjo]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈrusjo/ [ˈru.sjo]
- (Spain) Rhymes: -uθjo
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -usjo
- Syllabification: ru‧cio
Adjective edit
rucio (feminine rucia, masculine plural rucios, feminine plural rucias)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “rucio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014