Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *ruðēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti (to be red), from the root *h₁rewdʰ- (red).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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rubeō (present infinitive rubēre, perfect active rubuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to be red or ruddy
    1. (of persons) to be blushing (as a sign of shame, modesty, or joy)

Usage notes

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  • This verb is stative and serves to express a state. Its inchoative pair, rubēscō, serves to express change of state. They share the same third principal part (used in the perfectum tenses).

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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References

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  • rubeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rubeo”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rubeo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 527
  • Rix, Helmut, editor (2001), Lexikon der indogermanischen Verben [Lexicon of Indo-European Verbs] (in German), 2nd edition, Wiesbaden: Dr. Ludwig Reichert Verlag, →ISBN, page 508