LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

subrūsticus

subrūsticus (feminine subrūstica, neuter subrūsticum)
Classical[sʊbˈruːs.tɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[subˈrus.ti.kus]

Meaning

  1. adjectivesomewhat clownish, somewhat unrefined

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubrūsticussubrūsticasubrūsticum
genitivesubrūsticīsubrūsticaesubrūsticī
dativesubrūsticōsubrūsticaesubrūsticō
accusativesubrūsticumsubrūsticamsubrūsticum
ablativesubrūsticōsubrūsticāsubrūsticō
vocativesubrūsticesubrūsticasubrūsticum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesubrūsticīsubrūsticaesubrūstica
genitivesubrūsticōrumsubrūsticārumsubrūsticōrum
dativesubrūsticīssubrūsticīssubrūsticīs
accusativesubrūsticōssubrūsticāssubrūstica
ablativesubrūsticīssubrūsticīssubrūsticīs
vocativesubrūsticīsubrūsticaesubrūstica

Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.

sub-rūsticus (surr-) adj.,
somewhat clownish, rather rustic: pudor.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*upó
  2. Proto-Italic*supo
  3. Latinsubrūsticus

Latin sub- Latin rūsticus Latin subrūsticus From sub- + rūsticus (“rural, unrefined”).

Quick answers

What does subrūsticus mean in Latin?
subrūsticus, a adjective, means “somewhat clownish, somewhat unrefined”.
How do you pronounce subrūsticus?
In classical Latin, [sʊbˈruːs.tɪ.kʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [subˈrus.ti.kus].
Where does subrūsticus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *upó → Proto-Italic *supo → Latin subrūsticus.