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.

Case	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.