LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinefourth declension

rū̆ctus

rū̆ctus m (genitive rū̆ctūs)
Classical[ˈruːk.tʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈruk.tus]

Meaning

  1. belch, belching

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerū̆ctusrū̆ctūs
genitiverū̆ctūsrū̆ctuum
dativerū̆ctuīrū̆ctibus
accusativerū̆ctumrū̆ctūs
ablativerū̆ctūrū̆ctibus
vocativerū̆ctusrū̆ctūs

ructus, ūs, m. rugo, whence also ructo and erugo,
I. a belching, eructation, rising of the stomach (class. in sing. and plur.): exhalas acidos ex pectore ructus, Lucil. ap. Non. 164, 33: suavis ructus mihist, Plaut. Ps. 5, 2, 9; Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 5; Cels. 4, 5 fin.: foedi pestilentesque ructus, Sen. Ep. 95, 25; Plin. 20, 12, 48, § 122; 20, 17, 66, § 174; Mart. 1, 88, 4 al.

Origins

From *rūgō (“to belch”) + -tus, from Proto-Italic *rougō, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rewg-.

Descendants
  • Catalanrot
  • Catalaneructe
  • Frenchrot
  • Italianrutto
  • Occitanròt
  • Portuguesearroto
  • Spanisheructo
  • Galicianarroto
  • Neapolitangrutto
  • Piedmonteserut

Quick answers

What does rū̆ctus mean in Latin?
rū̆ctus, a noun, means “belch, belching”.
What is the genitive of rū̆ctus?
The genitive singular is rū̆ctūs. rū̆ctus is masculine, fourth declension.
How do you pronounce rū̆ctus?
In classical Latin, [ˈruːk.tʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈruk.tus].