Rufus
See also: rufus
English edit
Etymology edit
Proper noun edit
Rufus
- Either of two persons mentioned in the New Testament (in Mark 15:21 and Romans 16:13).
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC:: Romans 16:13:
- Salute Rufus chosen in the Lord, and his mother and mine.
- A male given name from Latin, used since the seventeenth century.
Translations edit
Biblical character
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From rūfus (“red, ruddy”).
Pronunciation edit
(Classical) IPA(key): /ˈruː.fus/, [ˈruːfʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈru.fus/, [ˈruːfus]
Proper noun edit
Rūfus m (genitive Rūfī); second declension
- A masculine cognomen.
Declension edit
Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Rūfus | Rūfī |
Genitive | Rūfī | Rūfōrum |
Dative | Rūfō | Rūfīs |
Accusative | Rūfum | Rūfōs |
Ablative | Rūfō | Rūfīs |
Vocative | Rūfe | Rūfī |
References edit
- “Rufus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Rufus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Rufus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “Rufus”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray