LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

rubus

rubus m (genitive rubī)
Classical[ˈrʊ.bʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.bus]

Meaning

  1. masculinebramble, blackberry bush
    Apparuitque ei Dominus in flamma ignis de medio rubi et videbat quod rubus arderet et non conbureretur (Exodus 3:2, Vulgate)
  2. masculinea blackberry (fruit), raspberry (fruit)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerubusrubī
genitiverubīrubōrum
dativerubōrubīs
accusativerubumrubōs
ablativerubōrubīs
vocativeruberubī

rŭbus, i, m. (
I. fem., Prud. Cath. 5, 31; id. Apoth. 123) [kindr. with ruber].
I. A bramble-bush, blackberry-bush, Plin. 16, 37, 71, § 180; 17, 13, 21, § 96; 24, 13, 73, § 117 al.; Verg. E. 3, 89; id. G. 3, 315; Hor. C. 1, 23, 6; Ov. Nux, 113; Caes. B. G. 2, 17, 4; Liv. 23, 30 Drak. N. cr.; Col. 11, 3, 4 sq.; Vulg. Exod. 3, 2.—
II. A blackberry, Prop. 3, 13 (4, 12), 28: fraga rubosque colligere, Calp. Ecl. 4, 31.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *wruðos, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥dʰo- (“sweetbriar”) (compare dialectal Norwegian erre, orr (“bush”), Albanian hurdhe (“ivy”), Old Persian *vr̥dah (“flower, rose”), Old English word (“thornbush”)). See rose.

Descendants
  • Italianrovo
  • Italianrogo
  • Romanianrug
  • Sardinianru
  • Englishrubus
  • Italianrubo
  • Spanishrubo
  • Aromanianarug
  • Aromanianrug
  • Interlinguarubo

Quick answers

What does rubus mean in Latin?
rubus, a noun, means “bramble, blackberry bush; a blackberry (fruit), raspberry (fruit)”.
What is the genitive of rubus?
The genitive singular is rubī. rubus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce rubus?
In classical Latin, [ˈrʊ.bʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈruː.bus].