ruber

Meaning

red (colour); ruddy

Concepts

red

blushing

Synonyms

russus

rubrum

vermiculus

rufus

rubicundus

rubra

rubeus

rubidus

russeus

rubens

rūfus

Translations

rouge

rosso

rojo

rood

vermell

vermelho

rot

sor

roig

kırmızı

al

κόκκινο

أحمر

roge

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈrʊ.bɛr]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *ruðros, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rudʰrós (“red”), from the root *h₁rewdʰ-.
Cognates include Old Armenian արուրդ/երուրդ (arurd/erurd) or արոյդ/երոյդ (aroyd/eroyd), Ancient Greek ἐρυθρός (eruthrós), Sanskrit रुधिर (rudhirá), Old East Slavic ръдръ (rŭdrŭ) (< Proto-Slavic *rъdrъ). Compare dialectal form rūfus (“reddish, ruddy”).