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noun · femininethird declension

ferrūgō

ferrūgō f (genitive ferrūginis)
Classical[fɛrˈruː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[ferˈruː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. rust (or the colour), specifically iron-rust or its colour

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeferrūgōferrūginēs
genitiveferrūginisferrūginum
dativeferrūginīferrūginibus
accusativeferrūginemferrūginēs
ablativeferrūgineferrūginibus
vocativeferrūgōferrūginēs

ferrūgo, ĭnis, f. ferrum; like aerugo from aes,
I. iron-rust (syn.: aerugo, rubigo).
I. Prop., Plin. 23, 8, 79, § 151.—
B. Transf., the color of iron-rust, a darkred, dark-chestnut, a dusky color: nuclei vestiti aliā ferruginis tunicā, Plin. 15, 10, 9, § 35; also sea-green: viridis ferrugine barba, Ov. M. 13, 960: excutit obscurā tinctas ferrugine habenas, id. ib. 5, 404; 15, 789: sol caput obscurā nitidum ferrugine texit, gloom, Verg. G. 1, 467: maesta obtenta Ditis ferrugine regna, id. Cul. 273: pectus manu ferrugine tincta Tangit, Ov. M. 2, 798: pictus acu chlamydem et ferrugine clarus Hiberā, purple, Verg. A. 9, 582; cf.: peregrinā ferrugine clarus et ostro, id. ib. 11, 772: violas ferrugine pingit, Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 93.—*
II. Trop., envy (cf. aerugo): animusque mala ferrugine purus, Auct. Pan. ad Pis. 95.

Origins

substratebor. Old Latin *fersom Latin ferrum Latin -ūgō Latin ferrūgō From ferrum (“iron”) + -ūgō.

Borrowings
  • Englishferrugo
  • Englishferruginous
  • Italianferrugine
  • Middle Frenchferruge
  • Middle Frenchferrugin
  • Middle Frenchferruginé
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseferrugem
  • Spanishherrugento
  • Asturianferruñufrom Old Leonese ferruño
  • Asturianfurruñufrom Old Leonese ferruño
  • Galicianferruxe
  • Galicianfurruxe
  • Mirandeseferrugefrom Portuguese ferrugem
Vulgar Latin
  • Catalanferritjafrom unknown *ferrīgine
  • Italianferruchefrom unknown *ferrūca
Italo-Romance
  • Sicilianfirrunìa
Gallo-Italic
  • Emilianfruzna
  • Lombardfrüzan

In English words that came into English from ferrūgō

  • ferruginousferrūgineus

Quick answers

What does ferrūgō mean in Latin?
ferrūgō, a noun, means “rust (or the colour), specifically iron-rust or its colour”.
What is the genitive of ferrūgō?
The genitive singular is ferrūginis. ferrūgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce ferrūgō?
In classical Latin, [fɛrˈruː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ferˈruː.ɡo].