rúibric

Irish

Alternative forms

  • ruibhric (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French rubrique, from Latin rubrīca (red ochre), the substance used to make red letters, from ruber (red), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewdʰ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾˠuːbʲɾʲɪc/

Noun

rúibric f (genitive singular rúibrice, nominative plural rúibricí)

  1. rubric, heading
    Synonyms: ceannscríbhinn, ceannteideal

Declension

Declension of rúibric (second declension)
bare forms
singular plural
nominative rúibric rúibricí
vocative a rúibric a rúibricí
genitive rúibrice rúibricí
dative rúibric rúibricí
forms with the definite article
singular plural
nominative an rúibric na rúibricí
genitive na rúibrice na rúibricí
dative leis an rúibric
don rúibric
leis na rúibricí

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