LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

arrugia

arrugia f (genitive arrugiae)
Classical[arˈrʊ.ɡi.a]Ecclesiastical[arˈruː.d͡ʒi.a]

Meaning

  1. femininerareA shaft and pit in a goldmine
    cuniculis per magna spatia actis cavantur montes lucernarum ad lumina; eadem mensura vigiliarum est, multisque mensibus non cernitur dies. arrugias id genus vocant.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 33.70
    aurum arrugia quaesitum non coquitur, sed statim suum est.77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 33.77

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativearrugiaarrugiae
genitivearrugiaearrugiārum
dativearrugiaearrugiīs
accusativearrugiamarrugiās
ablativearrugiāarrugiīs
vocativearrugiaarrugiae

arrūgĭa, ae, f. akin to runco, runcina, ὀρύσσω, ὀρύξω, to dig; cf. Corssen, Ausspr. I. p. 543; v. corrugus,
I. a shaft and pit in a gold-mine, Plin. 33, 4, 21, § 70.

Origins

Unknown. Lewis and Short suggest that it is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rewk- (“to till, dig”), making it cognate with runcō and Ancient Greek ὀρύσσω (orússō). Adams suggests it could be of Punic origin.

Descendants
  • Italianroggiafrom Vulgar Latin *rugia
  • Catalanrollfrom Vulgar Latin *arrugula
  • Spanisharroyofrom Vulgar Latin *arrugium
  • Portuguesearroiofrom Vulgar Latin *arrugium
  • Sardinianróyafrom Vulgar Latin *roia
  • Sardinianarróyufrom Vulgar Latin *roia
  • Sardinianarròyafrom Vulgar Latin *roia
  • Sardinianorròafrom Vulgar Latin *roia
  • Sardinianarròafrom Vulgar Latin *roia
  • Sardinianròjafrom Vulgar Latin *roia

Quick answers

What does arrugia mean in Latin?
arrugia, a noun, means “A shaft and pit in a goldmine”.
What is the genitive of arrugia?
The genitive singular is arrugiae. arrugia is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce arrugia?
In classical Latin, [arˈrʊ.ɡi.a]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [arˈruː.d͡ʒi.a].