rubor

English

Noun

rubor (plural rubors)

  1. (pathology) redness, one of the main signs of inflammation

References

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From rubeō (“I am red, reddish”) +‎ -or.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈru.bor/, [ˈrʊ.bɔr]

Noun

rubor m (genitive rubōris); third declension

  1. redness, blush, modesty, shame, disgrace
    Dixit duas res ei rubori fuisse.
    He said that two things had abashed him.
  2. (metonymically) The cause of shame; shame, disgrace.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative rubor rubōrēs
Genitive rubōris rubōrum
Dative rubōrī rubōribus
Accusative rubōrem rubōrēs
Ablative rubōre rubōribus
Vocative rubor rubōrēs

Descendants

References
  • rubor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rubor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rubor in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rubor.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ruˈboɾ/, [ruˈβoɾ]

Noun

rubor m (plural rubores)

  1. blushing, blush
  2. embarrassment, shame
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