Rūbas
RŪ̃BAS
Etymology
Sometimes there can be a nickname surn. from lit. clothing of Slavism „drabužis“ (LKŽ XI 850). But other connections are also possible, cf. German Rube ¹, Russian. Pуба ² and so on.
Feminine FORMS
Rūbienė / Rūbaitė
Pronunciation
/²ˈruːbɐs/
SOURCES
1. M. Gottschald, 1954, p. 340.
2. N. Tupikov, 1903, c. 339.