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rubor

rubor

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.

Case Singular Plural
nominative rubor rubōrēs
genitive rubōris rubōrum
dative rubōrī rubōribus
accusative rubōrem rubōrēs
ablative rubōre rubōribus
vocative rubor rubōrēs

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Etymology

Latin

Noun

rubor m (plural rubores)

  1. blushing, blush
  2. embarrassment, shame