Latin

Noun

rubor m ‎(genitive rubōris); third declension

1. redness, blush, modesty, shame, disgrace

   Dixit duas res ei rubori fuisse.

   He said that two things had abashed him.

2. (metonymically) The cause of shame; shame, disgrace.

Inflection

Third declension.

Related terms

Descendants

• Catalan: rubor
• Portuguese: rubor
• Spanish: rubor

References

• rubor in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rubor in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rubor”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

Latin

Noun

rubor m ‎(plural rubores)

1. blushing, blush
2. embarrassment, shame