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ruber.

red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment

5 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈrʊ.bɛr]Classical-Latin[ˈruː.ber]
  1. red approximately like red ochre (which had a traditional status among the Romans); red that was both common and dignified, somewhat associated with pigment

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. of the Mare Rubrum: of the Red Sea

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2 · metonymically
Where this word comes from

From Proto-Italic *ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós (“red”), from the root *h₁rewdʰ-. Cognates include Ancient Greek ἐρῠθρός (erŭthrós), Sanskrit रु॒धि॒र (rudhirá), Old East Slavic ръдръ (rŭdrŭ) (< Proto-Slavic *rъdrъ). Compare the term rūfus (“red, reddish”).

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