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ruere to rush
ruere is a Latin Verb that primarily means to rush.
Definitions for ruere
Wheelock's Latin
Verb
- 1
rush, fall, be ruined
Oxford Latin Dictionary
Verb
- 1
A (intr., rarely refl.). (of men, vehicles, etc.) To move swiftly or impetuously, rush (esp. w. direction stated or implied). (b) (of other inanim. things). (c) (poet., of day or night quasi-personified) to hurry on.
- 2
A (intr., rarely refl.). (w. ad, in+acc.) To proceed with haste or impatience (to an action, etc.); (also w. inf.).
- 3
A (intr., rarely refl.). To rush headlong, rush uncontrollably forwards or down. (b) (of natural forces and other inanim. things). (c) (transf., of political figures) to resort to violence, run wild.
- 4
B (tr.) To cause to rush (esp. downwards) in uncontrollable motion, sweep headlong.
- 5
B (tr.) To churn or plough up, disturb violently (earth, etc.). (b) ~ta (et) caesa (neut. pl.), minerals and timber already quarried and felled at the time an estate is put up for sale.
Sentences with ruere
Latin to English
Moriamur, et in media arma ruamus.Compare Let us die, and let us rush into the middle of the battle.
Audax omnia perpeti gens humana ruit per vetitum nefas.Compare In its boldness to bear and to dare all things, the race of man rushes headlong into sin, despite of law.
Romanus orbis ruit et tamen cervix nostra erecta non flectitur.Compare The Roman world is collapsing and yet we do not bow our heads.
Alius in aqua caecus ruo.Compare Others were rushing blindly into the water.
Conjugation table for ruere
Cactus2000
| ACTIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| ruō ruis ruit ruimus ruitis ruunt | ruēbam ruēbās ruēbat ruēbāmus ruēbātis ruēbant |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| ruī ruistī ruit ruimus ruistis ruērunt / ruēre | rueram ruerās ruerat ruerāmus ruerātis ruerant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| ruam ruēs ruet ruēmus ruētis ruent | ruerō rueris ruerit ruerimus rueritis ruerint |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| ruam ruās ruat ruāmus ruātis ruant | ruerem ruerēs rueret ruerēmus ruerētis ruerent |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| ruerim rueris ruerit ruerimus rueritis ruerint | ruissem ruissēs ruisset ruissēmus ruissētis ruissent |
Infinitive present ruere Infinitive perfect ruisse Infinitive future rutūrum esse / rūtūrum esse | Imperative present rue ruite Imperative future ruitō ruitō ruitōte ruuntō |
| PASSIVE | |
| Indicative present | Indicative imperfect |
| ruor rueris ruitur ruimur ruiminī ruuntur | ruēbar ruēbāris / ruēbāre ruēbātur ruēbāmur ruēbāminī ruēbantur |
| Indicative perfect | Indicative pluperfect |
| rutus / rūtus sum rutus / rūtus es rutus / rūtus est rutī / rūtī sumus rutī / rūtī estis rutī / rūtī sunt | rutus / rūtus eram rutus / rūtus erās rutus / rūtus erat rutī / rūtī erāmus rutī / rūtī erātis rutī / rūtī erant |
| Indicative future | Indicative future perfect |
| ruar ruēris / ruēre ruētur ruēmur ruēminī ruentur | rutus / rūtus erō rutus / rūtus eris rutus / rūtus erit rutī / rūtī erimus rutī / rūtī eritis rutī / rūtī erunt |
| Subjunctive present | Subjunctive imperfect |
| ruar ruāris / ruāre ruātur ruāmur ruāminī ruantur | ruerer ruerēris / ruerēre ruerētur ruerēmur ruerēminī ruerentur |
| Subjunctive perfect | Subjunctive pluperfect |
| rutus / rūtus sim rutus / rūtus sīs rutus / rūtus sit rutī / rūtī sīmus rutī / rūtī sītis rutī / rūtī sint | rutus / rūtus essem rutus / rūtus essēs rutus / rūtus esset rutī / rūtī essēmus rutī / rūtī essētis rutī / rūtī essent |
Infinitive present ruī Infinitive perfect rutum esse / rūtum esse Infinitive future rutum īrī / rūtum īrī | Imperative present ruere ruiminī Imperative future ruitor ruitor - ruuntor |
| PARTICIPLE | ||
| Participle present active | ||
| Nom. | ruēns | ruentēs |
| Gen. | ruentis | ruentium |
| Dat. | ruentī | ruentibus |
| Acc. | ruentem | ruentēs |
| Abl. | ruente | ruentibus |
| Participle future active | ||
| Nom. | rutūrus / rūtūrus | rutūrī / rūtūrī |
| Gen. | rutūrī / rūtūrī | rutūrōrum / rūtūrōrum |
| Dat. | rutūrō / rūtūrō | rutūrīs / rūtūrīs |
| Acc. | rutūrum / rūtūrum | rutūrōs / rūtūrōs |
| Abl. | rutūrō / rūtūrō | rutūrīs / rūtūrīs |
| Participle perfect passive | ||
| Nom. | rutus / rūtus | rutī / rūtī |
| Gen. | rutī / rūtī | rutōrum / rūtōrum |
| Dat. | rutō / rūtō | rutīs / rūtīs |
| Acc. | rutum / rūtum | rutōs / rūtōs |
| Abl. | rutō / rūtō | rutīs / rūtīs |
| Gerundive | ||
| Nom. | ruendus | ruendī |
| Gen. | ruendī | ruendōrum |
| Dat. | ruendō | ruendīs |
| Acc. | ruendum | ruendōs |
| Abl. | ruendō | ruendīs |
| Gerund | Supine | |
| Nom. | ruere | rutum / rūtum |
| Gen. | ruendī | rutū / rūtū |
| Dat. | ruendō | |
| Acc. | ruendum | |
| Abl. | ruendō | |
Data sources
Notes
- Definitions
- Frederick M. Wheelock, Wheelock's Latin, 6th ed., rev. Richard A. LaFleur (New York, NY: HarperCollins Publishers, 2005): 486.
- P. G. W. Glare, Oxford Latin Dictionary, Vols. 1-8 (Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1982): 1669.
- Word frequencies
- Paul B. Diederich, The Frequency of Latin Words and Their Endings, PhD diss., (Columbia University, 1939).
- Louis Delatte, Suzanne Govaerts, Joseph Denooz, and Etienne Evrard, Dictionnaire fréquentiel et index inverse de la langue latine [Frequency Dictionary and Inverse Index of the Latin Language] (Liège, Belgium: Laboratoire d'analyse statistique des langues anciennes de l'Université de Liège [L.A.S.L.A.], 1981): 125.
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Citation
Chicago (17th ed.)
Allo Contributors. "ruō, ruere, ruī, rutum (v.) - Latin Word Definition." Allo Latin Dictionary. Last modified . Accessed November 21, 2024. http://ancientlanguages.org/latin/dictionary/ruo-ruere-rui-rutum.
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Wheelock's Latin
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