rúibric

Irish

Alternative forms
  • ruibhric (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca (“red ochre”), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Noun

rúibric f (genitive singular rúibrice, nominative plural rúibricí)

  1. rubric, heading

Declension
Declension of rúibric

Second declension

Bare forms

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rúibric rúibricí
Vocative a rúibric a rúibricí
Genitive rúibrice rúibricí
Dative rúibric rúibricí

Forms with the definite article

Case Singular Plural
Nominative an rúibric na rúibricí
Genitive na rúibrice na rúibricí
Dative leis an rúibric

don rúibric

 leis na rúibricí

Synonyms

Further reading
  • “ruibric” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.
  • "rúibric" in Foclóir Gaeilge-Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
  • Entries containing “rúibric” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
  • Entries containing “rúibric” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
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