LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

rūga1

rūga f (genitive rūgae)
Classical[ˈruː.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. plural normallya crease in the face, wrinkle
  2. a crease, fold, plait, wrinkle, corrugation of any kind
  3. a female screw (nut (that fits on a bolt))
  4. EarlyMedieval Latina street

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativerūgarūgae
genitiverūgaerūgārum
dativerūgaerūgīs
accusativerūgamrūgās
ablativerūgārūgīs
vocativerūgarūgae

rūga, ae, f.,
I. a crease in the face, a wrinkle.
A. In gen. (class.; usu. in plur.).
(a). Plur.: non cani non rugae repente auctoritatem arripere possunt, Cic. Sen. 18, 62: vos populumque Romanum non consilio neque eloquentiā, sed rugis supercilioque decepit, id. Red. in Sen. 7, 15: nec pietas moram Rugis et instanti senectae Afferet, Hor. C. 2, 14, 3: vis tu remittere aliquid ex rugis, Plin. Ep. 9, 17, 2: rugas in fronte contrahere, Varr. R. R. 1, 2, 26: rugis vetus Frontem senectus exaret, Hor. Epod. 8, 4; cf.: frontem rugis arat, * Verg. A. 7, 417: dum tarda senectus inducat rugas, Tib. 2, 2, 20; Hor. C. 4, 13, 11: sulcare cutem rugis, Ov. M. 3, 276; 14, 96; 15, 232 et saep. al.— Prov.: de rugis crimina multa cadunt, Ov. Am. 1, 8, 46.—
(b). Sing. (poet.): faceret scissas languida ruga genas? Prop. 2, 18 (3, 10), 6; 3 (4), 25, 12; Ov. Tr. 3, 7, 34, id. A. A. 1, 240; Juv. 13, 215; 14, 325.—
B. Transf., a crease, fold, plait, wrinkle, corrugation, etc., of any kind (post-Aug.; cf. rugo, I.): margaritae flavescunt senectā rugisque torpescunt, Plin. 9, 35, 54, § 109: aquilonis afflatus poma deturpans rugis, id. 15, 16, 18, § 59; 12, 7, 14, § 26; 17, 14, 24, § 107 al.; of the folds of garments, id. 35, 8, 34, § 56; Macr. S. 2, 9.—In sing.: jam deciens redit in rugam, Pers. 6, 79 Gildersleeve ad loc.: vestes quoque diutius vinctas ruga consumet, Petr. 102, 12.—
2. The female screw, Plin. 18, 31, 74, § 317.

Origins

From Proto-Italic *rougā, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁roug-h₂- (“wrinkle”), related to *h₁rewg- (“to roar, belch”), where the sense development would be "to belch" → "to undulate" → "to be rugged" → "crease, wrinkle". Compare ructō (“to belch, bring up noisily”). For the development to “street”, compare also rupta via (literally “path made by force”).

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanruga
  • Catalanrua
  • Catalanarruga
  • Frenchruefrom Old French rue
  • Portugueseruafrom Old French rue
  • Occitanrua
  • Normanruefrom Old French rue
  • Galicianrúafrom Old French rue
Borrowings
  • Englishruga
  • Portugueseruga
  • Spanishruga
Italo-Dalmatian
  • Italianruga
  • Italianrua
  • Albanianrrugëfrom Venetan ruga
Insular Romance
  • Sardinianruga
Ibero-Romance
  • Spanishrúafrom Old Spanish rua
Elsewhere
  • Italianruvidofrom Vulgar Latin rūgidus
  • Piedmonteserùvidfrom Vulgar Latin rūgidus
Balkano-Romance
  • Aromanianrugã
  • Aromanianarugã
Gallo-Italic
  • Piedmonteserùa
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Rūga2
Rūga m sg (genitive Rūgae)
Classical[ˈruː.ɡa]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.ɡa]

Meaning

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by
  2. Spurius Carvilius Maximus Ruga, a Roman consul

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRūga—
genitiveRūgae—
dativeRūgae—
accusativeRūgam—
ablativeRūgā—
vocativeRūga—

Rūga, ae, m. 1. ruga,
I. a Roman surname, e. g. of Sp. Carvilius, whose divorce is said to have been the first in Rome, Gell. 4, 3, 2; 17, 21, 44; Val. Max. 2, 1, 4.

Origins

From rūga (“wrinkle”).

Quick answers

What does rūga mean in Latin?
rūga, a noun, means “a crease in the face, wrinkle; a crease, fold, plait, wrinkle, corrugation of any kind; a street”.
What is the genitive of rūga?
The genitive singular is rūgae. rūga is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce rūga?
In classical Latin, [ˈruː.ɡa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈruː.ɡa].