LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininethird declension

rōbīgō

rōbīgō f (genitive rōbīginis)
Classical[roːˈbiː.ɡoː]Ecclesiastical[roˈbiː.ɡo]

Meaning

  1. rust (on metals)
  2. mildew; rust (on plants)
    ne robigo frum[e]ntis noceat sacrificiu[m]AE 2007 312

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerōbīgōrōbīginēs
rūbīginēs
genitiverōbīginis
rūbīginis		rōbīginum
rūbīginum
dativerōbīginī
rūbīginī		rōbīginibus
rūbīginibus
accusativerōbīginem
rūbīginem		rōbīginēs
rūbīginēs
ablativerōbīgine
rūbīgine		rōbīginibus
rūbīginibus
vocativerōbīgōrōbīginēs
rūbīginēs

rōbīgo (rūb-), ĭnis, f. robus = ruber; formed like aerugo, ferrugo,
I. rust of metals.
I. Lit.: hoc quidem pol e robigine, non e ferro factum est, Plaut. Rud. 5, 2, 13: exesa inveniet scabra robigine pila, Verg. G. 1, 495: salsā laedit robigine ferrum, id. ib. 2, 220; Plin. 7, 15, 13, § 64: non rubigo ulla, non aerugo, id. 33, 3, 19, § 62.—
B. Transf.
1. Rust, blight, mildew, smut, mouldiness, on grain, Varr. L. L. 6, § 16 Müll.; id. R. R. 1, 1, 6; Col. 2, 11, 5; id. Arb. 13; id. poët. 10, 342; Plin. 18, 28, 68, § 275; 18, 28, 69, § 279; Hor. C. 3, 23, 7 al.; cf. Robigus and Robigalia.—
2. The deposit, mould, etc., that collects on millstones, Plin. 36, 18, 30, § 136; on the teeth, Ov. M. 2, 776; 8, 802; id. A. A. 1, 515; an ulcer in a wound, Calp. Ecl. 5, 76; a sore, ulcer, produced by lewdness, Varr. ap. Serv. Verg. G. 1, 151.—
II. Trop., rust (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): ingenium longa rubigine laesum Torpet, Ov. Tr. 5, 12, 21: animorum, Sen. Ep. 95, 36; 7, 7: horridae vetustatis, Val. Max. 2, 9, 5.— As personified, v. Robigus fin.

Origins

From rōbus (“red”, dialectal variant of rūfus) + -īgō.

Elsewhere
  • Frenchrouillefrom Vulgar Latin *robiclus
  • Catalanrovellfrom Vulgar Latin *robiclus
  • Occitanrovilhfrom Vulgar Latin *robiclus
  • Portugueserabugemfrom Vulgar Latin *robūgo, *robūginem
  • Franco-Provençalroulyefrom Vulgar Latin *robiclus
  • Aragoneserobínfrom Vulgar Latin *robiclus
  • Romansharvugianfrom Vulgar Latin *robūgo, *robūginem
  • Aragoneserebunyfrom Vulgar Latin *robūgo, *robūginem
  • Aragoneserebullfrom Vulgar Latin *robūgo, *robūginem
  • Galicianrabuxafrom Vulgar Latin *robūgo, *robūginem
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueserubigem
  • Spanishrobín
  • Galicianrebinxe
  • Galicianrebixa
  • Galicianrebixe
Balkano-Romance
  • Romanianrugină
  • Aromanianarudzinã
Italo-Romance
  • Italianrubigine
Rhaeto-Romance
  • Romanshruina

Quick answers

What does rōbīgō mean in Latin?
rōbīgō, a noun, means “rust (on metals); mildew; rust (on plants)”.
What is the genitive of rōbīgō?
The genitive singular is rōbīginis. rōbīgō is feminine, third declension.
How do you pronounce rōbīgō?
In classical Latin, [roːˈbiː.ɡoː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [roˈbiː.ɡo].