rufos
See also: Rufos
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈruː.foːs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈruː.fos]
Adjective
rūfōs
- accusative masculine plural of rūfus
Romanian
Etymology
From rufă + -os. While the general meaning of rufă is “laundry”, the meaning of “rag” implied by rufos is also known regionally.
Not related to English rufous.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ruˈfos/
- Rhymes: -os
- Hyphenation: ru‧fos
Adjective
rufos m or n (feminine singular rufoasă, masculine plural rufoși, feminine and neuter plural rufoase)
- ragged, dressed in tatters
- Synonym: zdrențăros
Declension
| singular | plural | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
| nominative- accusative |
indefinite | rufos | rufoasă | rufoși | rufoase | |||
| definite | rufosul | rufoasa | rufoșii | rufoasele | ||||
| genitive- dative |
indefinite | rufos | rufoase | rufoși | rufoase | |||
| definite | rufosului | rufoasei | rufoșilor | rufoaselor | ||||
Further reading
- “rufos”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrufos/ [ˈru.fos]
- Rhymes: -ufos
- Syllabification: ru‧fos
Adjective
rufos
- masculine plural of rufo