LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

rūfinus

rūfinus (feminine rūfina, neuter rūfinum)
Classical[ˈruː.fɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.fi.nus]

Meaning

  1. New Latinadjectivegolden-red
  2. New Latinadjectiveruddy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerūfinusrūfinarūfinum
genitiverūfinīrūfinaerūfinī
dativerūfinōrūfinaerūfinō
accusativerūfinumrūfinamrūfinum
ablativerūfinōrūfinārūfinō
vocativerūfinerūfinarūfinum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativerūfinīrūfinaerūfina
genitiverūfinōrumrūfinārumrūfinōrum
dativerūfinīsrūfinīsrūfinīs
accusativerūfinōsrūfināsrūfina
ablativerūfinīsrūfinīsrūfinīs
vocativerūfinīrūfinaerūfina

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -inus Latin rūfinus From rūfus (“reddish”) + -inus.

Quick answers

What does rūfinus mean in Latin?
rūfinus, a adjective, means “golden-red; ruddy”.
How do you pronounce rūfinus?
In classical Latin, [ˈruː.fɪ.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈruː.fi.nus].