rugină

Romanian

Etymology

Probably from Vulgar Latin *aerūgina, from Latin aerūgō, aerūginem (“copper rust”), with a later change of accent/emphasis to the penultimate syllable in Romanian, which may have occurred due to the influence of derivatives such as rugini, ruginos, etc. Compare Italian ruggine, Friulian ruzin; cf. also Asturian roña. Alternatively, and less likely, from Latin rūbīginem, accusative of rūbīgō (“rust”), also with a change of emphasis; compare Spanish robín[1]. Cognate to Aromanian arudzinã.

Noun

rugină f (plural rugini)

  1. rust

Declension
declension of rugină
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (o) rugină rugina (niște) rugini ruginile
genitive/dative (unei) rugini ruginii (unor) rugini ruginilor
vocative rugină, rugino ruginilor

Derived terms

References
  1. http://www.dex.ro/rugin%C4%83
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