rubriek

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rubrike (“red pigment”), from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca (“red ochre”), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (“red”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ryˈbrik/
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  • Hyphenation: ru‧briek
  • Rhymes: -ik

Noun

rubriek f (plural rubrieken, diminutive rubriekje n)

  1. rubric, header
  2. (obsolete) a title, header or written character, in particular one written in red
  3. (obsolete) red pigment

Derived terms
  • brievenrubriek
  • platenrubriek
  • vragenrubriek

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: rubriek
  • → Indonesian: rubrik
  • → West Frisian: rubryk
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