rùiu

See also: ruíu

Sassarese

Etymology

From Latin rubeus (“red; reddish”), derived from rubeō (“I redden”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈruju/

Adjective

rùiu (feminine singular rùia, masculine and feminine plural rui)

  1. red (having a red colour)
    • 1873, Luigi Luciano Bonaparte, Canti popolari in dialetto sassarese con osservazioni sulla pronunzia, volume 2, Cagliari, page 131–132:
      So li me’ innamuraddi
      Che dui meligranaddi
      Che dui aranzi so rui.
      My two lovers are like two pomegranates, they're red like two oranges.
  • arruiazzà
  • ruiasthru
  • ruiura

Noun

rùiu m (plural rui)

  1. (uncountable) red (colour)

References
  • Rubattu, Antoninu (2006) Dizionario universale della lingua di Sardegna, 2nd edition, Sassari: Edes
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