verbsecond conjugation, no supine stem, third person-only in the passive
rubeō
rubeō (present infinitive rubēre, perfect active rubuī)
Classical[ˈrʊ.be.oː]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.be.o]
rubēns pres. act. ptcp.Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to be red or ruddy
- to be blushing (as a sign of shame, modesty, or joy)
Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers
ruber sum vel fīō; cui pudor est, rubet.rubeō -ēre — in Mille Verba, Colōrēs
reddens
rubet — in Seneca, ch. XVII
Conjugation conjugation 2 no-supine
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rubeō | rubēbam | rubēbō | rubuī | rubueram | rubuerō |
| 2nd sg. | rubēs | rubēbās | rubēbis | rubuistī | rubuerās | rubueris |
| 3rd sg. | rubet | rubēbat | rubēbit | rubuit | rubuerat | rubuerit |
| 1st pl. | rubēmus | rubēbāmus | rubēbimus | rubuimus | rubuerāmus | rubuerimus |
| 2nd pl. | rubētis | rubēbātis | rubēbitis | rubuistis | rubuerātis | rubueritis |
| 3rd pl. | rubent | rubēbant | rubēbunt | rubuērunt rubuēre | rubuerant | rubuerint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rubeam | rubērem | rubuerim | rubuissem |
| 2nd sg. | rubeās | rubērēs | rubuerīs | rubuissēs |
| 3rd sg. | rubeat | rubēret | rubuerit | rubuisset |
| 1st pl. | rubeāmus | rubērēmus | rubuerīmus | rubuissēmus |
| 2nd pl. | rubeātis | rubērētis | rubuerītis | rubuissētis |
| 3rd pl. | rubeant | rubērent | rubuerint | rubuissent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | rubētur | rubēbātur | rubēbitur |
| 1st pl. | — | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | rubentur | rubēbantur | rubēbuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | — | — |
| 2nd sg. | — | — |
| 3rd sg. | rubeātur | rubērētur |
| 1st pl. | — | — |
| 2nd pl. | — | — |
| 3rd pl. | rubeantur | rubērentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | rubē | — |
| pres. 2nd pl. | rubēte | — |
| fut. 2nd sg. | rubētō | — |
| fut. 3rd sg. | rubētō | rubētor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | rubētōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | rubentō | rubentor |
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | rubēre | rubērī |
| perfect infinitive | rubuisse | — |
| present participle | rubēns rubente, rubentem, rubentēs, rubentī, rubentia, rubentibus, rubentis, rubentīs, rubentium | — |
| future participle | — | rubendum |
gerundrubendī, rubendō, rubendum
rŭbĕo, ēre, v. n. v. ruber,
I. to be red or ruddy (class.).
I. In gen.:
ulceribus quasi inustis omne rubere Corpus, Lucr. 6, 1166: per herbas Matutina rubent radiati lumina solis, id. 5, 462; cf. id. 6, 210: oculi luce, id. 6, 1146: ocelli flendo, Cat. 3, 18: Tyrio murice lana, Ov. A. A. 3, 170: sanguine litus Undaque, id. M. 11, 375; cf. cruore, id. ib. 4, 481: sanguineis aviaria baccis, Verg. G. 2, 430.—II. In partic.
A. To be reddened by blood:
Sigea rubebant Litora, Ov. M. 12, 71 (cf. supra, with sanguine and cruore).—B. To grow red, to redden, color up, blush:
rubeo, mihi crede, Cic. Att. 15, 4, 3; Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 76, § 187; Hor. Ep. 2. 1, 267; 2, 2, 156; Juv. 1, 166.— Hence, rŭbens, entis, P. a., being red, red, reddish. A. In gen.:
in picturis ostroque rubenti, Lucr. 2, 35: rubenti minio, Tib. 2, 1, 55: murice, Verg. E. 4, 43: vere rubenti, id. G. 2, 319: rubente dextera, Hor. C. 1, 2, 2: in rubente folio, Plin. 16, 7, 10, § 29 (Jahn, in foliorum venis): rubentibus auriculis, Suet. Aug. 69: cur iracundissime sint flavi rubentesque, Sen. Ira, 2, 19, 5.— Comp.: superficies, Plin. 37, 6, 23, § 89.— B. In partic. (acc. to II. B.), red with shame, blushing:
virgo Inficitur teneras ore rubente genas, Tib. 3, 4, 32: ore rubenti, Mart. 5, 2, 7; Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 327.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rubeō —, —, ēre
RVB-, to be red, be ruddy : Tyrio murice lana, O.: ocelli flendo, Ct.: Sanguineis aviaria bacis, V.: Sigea rubebant Litora, were stained , O.— To grow red, redden, color up, blush : rubeo, mihi crede: Ne rubeam, H.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rewdʰ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁rudʰéh₁ti
- Proto-Italic*ruðēō
- Latinrubeō
Inherited from Proto-Italic *ruðēō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰéh₁ti (“to be red”).
In English words that came into English from rubeō
- rubefacientrubefaciens
- rubescentrubescens
- rubicundrubicundus
- erubescenterubescens
- erubescenceerubescens
- rubiconRubicō
- ruborrubor
- rubedorubēdō
- rubedinousrubēdō
- erubesciteērubēscō