LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

rufius1

rufius m (genitive rufiī or rufī)

Meaning

  1. masculineThe Gaulish name for the lynx

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerufiusrufiī
genitiverufiī
rufī		rufiōrum
dativerufiōrufiīs
accusativerufiumrufiōs
ablativerufiōrufiīs
vocativerufierufiī

rufius, ii, m.,
I. the Gallic name for chama, a lynx, Plin. 8, 19, 28, § 70.

Origins

Borrowed from Gaulish.

proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Rūfius2
Rūfius m sg (genitive Rūfiī or Rūfī)
Classical[ˈruː.fi.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.fi.us]

Meaning

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by
  2. Avienus, a Roman writer

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRūfius—
genitiveRūfiī
Rūfī		—
dativeRūfiō—
accusativeRūfium—
ablativeRūfiō—
vocativeRūfī—

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Rūfius From rūfus (“reddish”) + -ius.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyRufiusRufius. a modeller of small terra-cotta figures (siyilla), whose name is found inscribed on the base of one of these figures, found at Perugia in 1775…

Quick answers

What does rufius mean in Latin?
rufius, a noun, means “The Gaulish name for the lynx”.
What is the genitive of rufius?
The genitive singular is rufiī. rufius is masculine, second declension.