roble

roble

See also: Roble

English

Etymology

    Borrowed from Spanish.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    roble (plural robles)

    1. California white oak (Quercus lobata).
    2. Nothofagus obliqua (syn. Lophozonia obliqua); noble beech.

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    Asturian

    Etymology

    (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈroble/ [ˈro.β̞le]
    • Rhymes: -oble
    • Syllabification: ro‧ble

    Noun

    roble m (plural robles)

    1. oak (tree or shrub of the genus Quercus)
      Synonyms: carbayu, rebollu

    Further reading

    • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “roble”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
    • roble”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

    Kemi Sami

    Etymology

    Borrowed from Russian рубль (rublʹ).

    Compare Northern Sami ruppal, Inari Sami ruble, Skolt Sami rubbâl / ruʹbll / rubll.

    Noun

    roble

    1. rouble (monetary unit of places such as the Russian Federation and Belarus)

    Further reading

    • Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), “roble”, in Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

    Lower Sorbian

    Etymology

    From robel +‎ -e.

    Noun

    roble n (diminutive robletko)

    1. baby sparrow; sparrowling

    Further reading

    • Muka, Arnošt (1921, 1928), “roble”, in Słownik dolnoserbskeje rěcy a jeje narěcow (in German), St. Petersburg, Prague: ОРЯС РАН, ČAVU; Reprinted Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag, 2008
    • Starosta, Manfred (1999), “roble”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

    Spanish

    Alternative forms

    Etymology

    From former robre, from Latin rōbore, singular ablative of rōbur (a kind of hard oak), whence also Aragonese robre (oak) and Catalan roure (oak).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈroble/ [ˈro.β̞le]
    • Audio (Colombia):(file)
    • Rhymes: -oble
    • Syllabification: ro‧ble

    Noun

    roble m (plural robles)

    1. oak, several species of the genus Quercus.
      Synonym: carvallo
    2. the English oak, Quercus robur
    3. oak (the wood)
    4. strong object or person
    5. strength

    Derived terms

    Verb

    roble

    1. inflection of roblar:
      1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
      2. third-person singular imperative

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