Rufius

See also: rufius

Latin

Etymology

From rūfus (reddish) + -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rūfius m sg (genitive Rūfiī or Rūfī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Avienus, a Roman writer

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Rūfius
Genitive Rūfiī
Rūfī1
Dative Rūfiō
Accusative Rūfium
Ablative Rūfiō
Vocative Rūfī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

  • Rūfia

References

  • Rufius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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