Rufius
See also: rufius
Latin
    
    
Pronunciation
    
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈruː.fi.us/, [ˈruːfiʊs̠]
 - (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈru.fi.us/, [ˈruːfius]
 
Proper noun
    
Rūfius m sg (genitive Rūfiī or Rūfī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
 
Declension
    
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular | 
|---|---|
| Nominative | Rūfius | 
| Genitive | Rūfiī Rūfī1  | 
| Dative | Rūfiō | 
| Accusative | Rūfium | 
| Ablative | Rūfiō | 
| Vocative | Rūfī | 
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
    
- Rūfia
 
References
    
- Rufius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
 
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