Rufius

See also: rufius

Latin

Etymology

From rūfus (“reddish”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈruː.fi.ʊs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈruː.fi.us]

Proper noun

Rūfius m sg (genitive Rūfiī or Rūfī); second declension

a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
1. Avienus, a Roman writer

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Rūfius
genitive	Rūfiī Rūfī¹
dative	Rūfiō
accusative	Rūfium
ablative	Rūfiō
vocative	Rūfī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Rūfia

References

Rufius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.