rugină
Romanian
Etymology
Probably from Vulgar Latin *aerūgina, from Latin aerūgō, aerūginem (“copper rust”), with a later change of accent/emphasis to the penultimate syllable in Romanian, which may have occurred due to the influence of derivatives such as rugini, ruginos, etc. Compare Italian ruggine, Friulian ruzin; cf. also Asturian roña. Alternatively, and less likely, from Latin rūbīginem, accusative of rūbīgō (“rust”), also with a change of emphasis; compare Spanish robín[1]. Cognate to Aromanian arudzinã.
Noun
rugină f (plural rugini)
- rust
Declension
declension of rugină
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (o) rugină | rugina | (niște) rugini | ruginile |
| genitive/dative | (unei) rugini | ruginii | (unor) rugini | ruginilor |
| vocative | rugină, rugino | ruginilor | ||
Derived terms
- rugini
- ruginire
- ruginit
- ruginitură
- ruginiu
- ruginos
References
- http://www.dex.ro/rugin%C4%83