Rubrenus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
Connected to ruber (“red”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ruˈbreː.nus/, [rʊˈbreːnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ruˈbre.nus/, [ruˈbrɛːnus]
Proper noun edit
Rubrēnus m sg (genitive Rubrēnī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Rubrenus Lappa, a Roman tragic poet
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Rubrēnus |
| Genitive | Rubrēnī |
| Dative | Rubrēnō |
| Accusative | Rubrēnum |
| Ablative | Rubrēnō |
| Vocative | Rubrēne |
References edit
- “Rubrenus Lappa”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray