Rufus: all forms
Rufus means “Rufus, a Roman family name ("red-haired")”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rufus | rufa | rufum | |
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| Genitive | rufi | rufae | rufi | |
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| Dative | rufo | rufae | rufo | |
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| Accusative | rufum | rufam | rufum | |
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| Ablative | rufo | rufa | rufo | |
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| Vocative | rufe | rufa | rufum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rufi | rufae | rufa | |
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| Genitive | ruforum | rufarum | ruforum | |
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| Dative | | | | rufis |
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| Accusative | rufos | rufas | rufa | |
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| Ablative | | | | rufis |
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| Vocative | rufi | rufae | rufa | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rufius | rufior |
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| Genitive | rufioris | rufioris |
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| Dative | | rufiori |
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| Accusative | rufius | rufiorem |
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| Ablative | | rufiore · rufiori |
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| Vocative | rufius | rufior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rufiora | rufiores |
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| Genitive | | rufiorum |
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| Dative | | rufioribus |
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| Accusative | rufiora | rufiores |
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| Ablative | | rufioribus |
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| Vocative | rufiora | rufiores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rufissimus | rufissima | rufissimum | |
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| Genitive | rufissimi | rufissimae | rufissimi | |
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| Dative | rufissimo | rufissimae | rufissimo | |
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| Accusative | rufissimum | rufissimam | rufissimum | |
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| Ablative | rufissimo | rufissima | rufissimo | |
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| Vocative | rufissime | rufissima | rufissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | rufissimi | rufissimae | rufissima | |
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| Genitive | rufissimorum | rufissimarum | rufissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | rufissimis |
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| Accusative | rufissimos | rufissimas | rufissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | rufissimis |
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| Vocative | rufissimi | rufissimae | rufissima | |
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Meaning and examples of Rufus
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.