Rufius

See also: rufius

Latin

Etymology

From rūfus (“reddish”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈruː.fi.us/, [ˈruːfiʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈru.fi.us/, [ˈruːfius]

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.

	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.