LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

rubīnus

rubīnus m (genitive rubīnī)
Classical[rʊˈbiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ruˈbiː.nus]

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latincarbuncle, ruby

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerubīnusrubīnī
genitiverubīnīrubīnōrum
dativerubīnōrubīnīs
accusativerubīnumrubīnōs
ablativerubīnōrubīnīs
vocativerubīnerubīnī

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Latin rubinus From rubeus (“red”) + -īnus (“-ine”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Elsewhere
  • Englishrubin
  • Italianrubino
  • Frenchrubisfrom Old French rubin
  • Englishrubyfrom Old French rubin
  • Spanishrubí
  • GermanRubin
  • Asturianrubín
  • Galicianrubí
  • Normanrubisfrom Old French rubin
  • Czechrubín
Serbo-Croatian
  • Cyrillic scriptру̀бӣн
  • Latin scriptrùbīn

Quick answers

What does rubīnus mean in Latin?
rubīnus, a noun, means “carbuncle, ruby”.
What is the genitive of rubīnus?
The genitive singular is rubīnī. rubīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce rubīnus?
In classical Latin, [rʊˈbiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ruˈbiː.nus].