rubellus

Latin

Etymology

From ruber (“red”) +‎ -lus (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

Adjective

rubellus (feminine rubella, neuter rubellum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. Diminutive of ruber (“red, ruddy”): somewhat red, reddish

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative rubellus rubella rubellum rubellī rubellae rubella
Genitive rubellī rubellae rubellī rubellōrum rubellārum rubellōrum
Dative rubellō rubellō rubellīs
Accusative rubellum rubellam rubellum rubellōs rubellās rubella
Ablative rubellō rubellā rubellō rubellīs
Vocative rubelle rubella rubellum rubellī rubellae rubella

Descendants
  • English: rubella
  • Translingual: Rubella virus

References
  • “rubellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rubellus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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