robus
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Italic *rouðos, regular urban development of the same etymon as the originally dialectal or Sabellic rūfus with which it switched places, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈroː.bʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrɔː.bus]
Adjective
rōbus (feminine rōba, neuter rōbum); first/second-declension adjective
- (dialectal, chiefly of oxen) red
- c. 2nd century, Sextus Pompeius Festus, De Verborum Significatione:
- Robum rubro colore et quasi rufo significari, ut bovem quoque rustici appellant, manifestum est.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Robum rubro colore et quasi rufo significari, ut bovem quoque rustici appellant, manifestum est.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | rōbus | rōba | rōbum | rōbī | rōbae | rōba | |
| genitive | rōbī | rōbae | rōbī | rōbōrum | rōbārum | rōbōrum | |
| dative | rōbō | rōbae | rōbō | rōbīs | |||
| accusative | rōbum | rōbam | rōbum | rōbōs | rōbās | rōba | |
| ablative | rōbō | rōbā | rōbō | rōbīs | |||
| vocative | rōbe | rōba | rōbum | rōbī | rōbae | rōba | |
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Probably same as Etymology 1.
Noun
rōbus m (genitive rōbī); second declension
- a kind of wheat
Declension
Second-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rōbus | rōbī |
| genitive | rōbī | rōbōrum |
| dative | rōbō | rōbīs |
| accusative | rōbum | rōbōs |
| ablative | rōbō | rōbīs |
| vocative | rōbe | rōbī |
Etymology 3
Noun
rōbus n (genitive rōboris); third declension
- archaic form of rōbur (“the oak; strength”)
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rōbus | rōbora |
| genitive | rōboris | rōborum |
| dative | rōborī | rōboribus |
| accusative | rōbus | rōbora |
| ablative | rōbore | rōboribus |
| vocative | rōbus | rōbora |
References
- “rōbus” on page 1828 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (2nd ed., 2012)
Latvian
Noun
robus m
- accusative plural of robs