rubriche

Italian

Noun

rubriche f

1. plural of rubrica

Middle English

FWOTD – 2 October 2020

Alternative forms

• robryk, rubrik, rubrice, rubrich, rubrike, rubrisch, rubrissh, rubryke, rubryssh

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French rubrique, rubriche, rubrice, from borrowed itself from Latin rubrīca.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /riu̯ˈbrit͡ʃ(ə)/, /riu̯ˈbriːk(ə)/, /riu̯ˈbriʃ(ə)/
• (with stress shift) IPA^(key): /ˈriu̯brit͡ʃ(ə)/, /ˈriu̯brik(ə)/, /ˈriu̯briʃ(ə)/

Noun

rubriche (plural rubriches) (chiefly Late Middle English)

1. A heading, header, rubric (a title of a section of text, especially one written in red).
2. (rare) A certain part or portion of a text.
3. (rare) A rubric (instruction for the ritual actions of a liturgy).
4. (rare) Rubric, red ochre.

Descendants

• English: rubric

References

• “rubrich(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-29.