different between roofies vs rufus

English

Noun

roofies

1. plural of roofie

Latin

Etymology

Related to ruber. The medial -f- indicates this is probably borrowing from an Italic cognate such as Oscan ???????????????????????????? (rufriis) or Umbrian ???????????????????? (rufru).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ru?.fus/, [?ru?f?s?]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ru.fus/, [?ru?fus]

Adjective

r?fus (feminine r?fa, neuter r?fum); first/second-declension adjective

1. red, reddish, ruddy
2. redheaded, red-haired

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Derived terms

Related terms

• r?bus
• ruber

Descendants

• English: rufous
• Italian: rufo
• Spanish: rufo

See also

References

• rufus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• rufus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• rufus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• rufus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette