Latin edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *Hrew- (to tear up, dig up). Cognate with rudis.

Noun edit

rūdus n (genitive rūderis); third declension

  1. lump (especially of copper or bronze)
  2. (roofing) tile
  3. debris, rubble

Declension edit

Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rūdus rūdera
Genitive rūderis rūderum
Dative rūderī rūderibus
Accusative rūdus rūdera
Ablative rūdere rūderibus
Vocative rūdus rūdera

Descendants edit

  • Italian: rudere

References edit

Latvian edit

Adjective edit

rudus

  1. accusative plural masculine of ruds