rubrica

Italian

Etymology

From Latin rubrīca (“red ochre”).

Noun

rubrica f (plural rubriche)

1. rubric (a heading in a book highlighted in red)
2. notebook (consisting of indexed paper)
   1. address book
   2. phonebook
3. column or page (in a newspaper)

   la rubrica sportiva — the sports column

   la rubrica economica — the business column

   la rubrica politica — the political column

4. spot (part of a broadcast), time

   una rubrica sportiva di un programma televisivo — a spot on a television program on sport

Synonyms

• (column): cronaca

Derived terms

• rubricatura

See also

• blocchetto
• blocco

Anagrams

• carburi, carrubi, rubarci

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Latin

Etymology

From ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *reudh-.

Noun

rubrīca (genitive rubrīcae); f, first declension

1. red ochre, ruddle

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	rubrīca	rubrīcae
genitive	rubrīcae	rubrīcārum
dative	rubrīcae	rubrīcīs
accusative	rubrīcam	rubrīcās
ablative	rubrīcā	rubrīcīs
vocative	rubrīca	rubrīcae

Descendants

• Russian: рубрика

References

• rubrica in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879