rubién

Galician

Rubién

Rubiéns

Alternative forms

• roibén, rubén, rubián

Etymology

From rubio (“reddish”) +‎ -én.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈβjɛŋ/

Noun

rubién f (plural rubiéns)

1. afterglow at dawn or sunset
2. (in the plural) reddish clouds at dawn or sunset

   Rubiéns ó mar, vellas a asollar. (proverb)

   Reddish clouds over the sea, old ladies will sunbathe. [In Galicia rain usually comes from the Atlantic ocean, at the west; reddish at the sunset usually means that a centre of high pressure over the Atlantic NE is preventing the rain of reaching Galicia].

3. (transitive) to sun

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rubién”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rubién”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rubién”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN