rutuba

See also: Rutuba

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of ruō (hurry, rush) +‎ turba (stir).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

rutuba f (genitive rutubae); first declension

  1. confusion, turmoil

Declension

First-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative rutuba rutubae
genitive rutubae rutubārum
dative rutubae rutubīs
accusative rutubam rutubās
ablative rutubā rutubīs
vocative rutuba rutubae

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Walde, Alois, Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954) “rutuba”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume 2, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 456
  • rutuba”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rutuba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Swahili

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic رُطُوبَة (ruṭūba).[1]

Pronunciation

  • Audio (Kenya):(file)

Noun

rutuba class IX (plural rutuba class X)

  1. moistness, dampness
  2. fertility (of the land)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Baldi, Sergio (30 November 2020) Dictionary of Arabic Loanwords in the Languages of Central and East Africa (Handbuch der Orientalistik; Erste Abteilung: Der Nahe und der Mittlere Osten; 145), Leiden • Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 122 Nr. 1091