rutuba

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search
See also: Rutuba

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Perhaps a blend of ruō (hurry, rush) +‎ turba (stir).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rutuba f (genitive rutubae); first declension

  1. confusion, turmoil

Declension[edit]

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rutuba rutubae
Genitive rutubae rutubārum
Dative rutubae rutubīs
Accusative rutubam rutubās
Ablative rutubā rutubīs
Vocative rutuba rutubae

Synonyms[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “rutuba”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 456
  • rutuba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rutuba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Swahili[edit]

Swahili Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sw

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Arabic رُطُوبَة (ruṭūba).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (file)

Noun[edit]

rutuba (n class, plural rutuba)

  1. moistness, dampness
  2. fertility (of the land)

Derived terms[edit]