Rubrius

Latin

Etymology

From ruber (“red”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈru.bri.us/, [ˈrʊbriʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈru.bri.us/, [ˈruːbrius]

Proper noun

Rubrius m sg (genitive Rubriī or Rubrī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Publius Rubrius Barbarus, a Roman governor of Egypt

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Rubrius
genitive	Rubriī Rubrī1
dative	Rubriō
accusative	Rubrium
ablative	Rubriō
vocative	Rubrī

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

Derived terms

• Rubriānus

Descendants

• Translingual: Rubrius

References

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