ruber

See also: rüber

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós (“red”), from the root *h₁rewdʰ-.

Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old East Slavic ръдръ (rŭdrŭ) (< Proto-Slavic *rъdrъ). Compare dialectal form rūfus (“reddish, ruddy”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈru.ber/, [ˈrʊ.bɛr]

Adjective

ruber (feminine rubra, neuter rubrum); first/second declension

  1. red (colour); ruddy

Inflection

First/second declension, nominative masculine singular in -er.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative ruber rubra rubrum rubrī rubrae rubra
Genitive rubrī rubrae rubrī rubrōrum rubrārum rubrōrum
Dative rubrō rubrae rubrō rubrīs rubrīs rubrīs
Accusative rubrum rubram rubrum rubrōs rubrās rubra
Ablative rubrō rubrā rubrō rubrīs rubrīs rubrīs
Vocative ruber rubra rubrum rubrī rubrae rubra

Synonyms

Derived terms

See also
Colors in Latin · colōrēs (layout · text)
     candidus, albus, niveus, cēreus, marmoreus, eburneus      cānus, rāvus, pullus, cinereus, cinericeus, plumbeus, grīseus      āter, niger, piceus
             pūniceus, murrhinus, rūfus, ruber, russus, rubrīcus, mulleus ; cocceus, coccīnus, badius              rutilus, armeniacus, auranteus, aurantiacus ; fuscus, colōrius, cervīnus, spādīx              gilvus, helvus, fulvus, flāvus, croceus, pallidus, lūteus
             galbus, galbīnus, lūridus              viridis              prasinus
             cyaneus              caeruleus, azurīnus              glaucus; līvidus; venetus, blaveus
             violāceus, ianthinus              purpureus, ostrīnus, ātropurpūreus, amethystīnus              roseus, rosāceus

References
  • ruber in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ruber in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • ruber in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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