rubriek

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ryˈbrik/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ru‧briek
• Rhymes: -ik

Noun

rubriek f (plural rubrieken, diminutive rubriekje n)

1. rubric, header
2. (obsolete) a title, header or written character, in particular one written in red
3. (obsolete) red pigment

Derived terms

• brievenrubriek
• platenrubriek
• vragenrubriek

Related terms

• rubriceren

Descendants

• Afrikaans: rubriek
• → Indonesian: rubrik
• → West Frisian: rubryk