rucio

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• ruçio (alternative spelling)

Etymology

From Latin rōscidus (“dewy”), from rōs (“dew”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ruˈt͡sio/

Noun

rucio m (usually uncountable)

1. dew
   • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 4r:

     Reſpuſo ẏſaac ⁊ dẏxo. De groſſura de la tierra ⁊ del ruçio ſera tu bẽdicion. De los cielo^s 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

• Spanish: rocío

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish rucio, from Latin rōscidus. Compare Portuguese ruço.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈruθjo/ [ˈru.θjo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈrusjo/ [ˈru.sjo]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -uθjo
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -usjo
• Syllabification: ru‧cio

Adjective

rucio (feminine rucia, masculine plural rucios, feminine plural rucias)

1. grey, grey-haired

Related terms

• rociar
• rocío

 

Further reading

• “rucio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014