noun · femininefirst declension
rūta
rūta f (genitive rūtae)
Classical[ˈruː.ta]Ecclesiastical[ˈruː.ta]
Meaning
- rue (bitter herb)
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rūta | rūtae |
| genitive | rūtae | rūtārum |
| dative | rūtae | rūtīs |
| accusative | rūtam | rūtās |
| ablative | rūtā | rūtīs |
| vocative | rūta | rūtae |
rŭta caesa, v. ruo, P. a.
rūta, ae, f., = ῥυτή (cf. Varr. L. L. 5, § 103 Müll.),
I. a bitter herb, rue.
I. Lit., Cic. Fam. 9, 22, 3; Col. 11, 3, 38; 12, 7, 5; Plin. 19, 8, 45, § 156; 20, 13, 51, § 131; Ov. R. Am. 801; Mart. 11, 31, 17; 52, 8.—*
II. Trop., bitterness, unpleasantness:
cras exspecto Leptam, ad cujus rutam pulegio mihi tui sermonis utendum est, Cic. Fam. 16, 23, 2.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
rūta ae, f
, ῥυτή, a bitter herb, rue, C., O. —Fig., bitterness, unpleasantness: alcuius.
rūta ōrum, n
P. plur. n. of ruo, things dug up, mining products, minerals , only in the phrase, ruta et caesa or ruta caesa, the crude products of an estate, timber and minerals : fundum vendere rutis caesis receptis, i. e. reserving the timper and minerals .
Origins
From Ancient Greek ῥῡτή (rhūtḗ), from a Peloponnesian language.
Descendants
- Catalanruda
- Italianruta
- Frenchruefrom Old French rue
- Englishruefrom Old French rue
- Portuguesearruda
- Romanianrută
- Spanishruda
- Dalmatianroita
- Friulianrude
- Irishrúfrom Old French rue