ruber

See also rüber

Latin

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Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós (“red”), from the root *h₁rewdʰ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthros), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá) and Old English rēad (English red). Compare dialectal form rūfus (“reddish, ruddy”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈru.bɛr/

Adjective

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

1. red (colour); ruddy
2. (New Latin) Used as a species epithet.

Inflection

Number	Singular				Plural
Case \ Gender	M.	F.	N.		MM.	FF.	NN.
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

• (red): rubeus, russus

Derived terms

• rubellus
• rubia
• rubrīca

Related terms

rubēdō rubefaciō rubelliānus rubelliō rubellulus

rubēns rubeō rubēscō rubeus

rubicundulus rubicundus rubidus rubor

rubricātus rubrīcō rubrīcōsus rubrus