rube
Dictionary entries
- Entry →rubus, rubi:
Masculine · Noun · 2nd declension
- Frequency:
- Common
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
- Field:
- Agriculture
bramble, briar; prickly shrub; fruit of bramble, blackberry;
voc. sg. - Entry →rubeo, rubere, -, -:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Frequent
be red, become red;
sg. pres. act. imp. 2nd
Examples
Liber II
Marcus Valerius Martialis (Martial)
"...tegunt chrysendeta mulli: concolor in nostra, cammare, lance rubes. Grex tuus Iliaco poterat certare cinaedo: at mihi succurrit..."Ars Amatoria III
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...segmenta, requiro Nec te, quae Tyrio murice, lana, rubes. Cum tot prodierint pretio leviore colores, Quis furor..."
