Meaning of rusticus | Babel Free

Definitions

1. of the country, rural, rustic
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2
2. unrefined, boorish, coarse
   adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively

Examples

“'Nescio' inquit 'quae causa odi fuerit; fuisse odium intellego qui antea, cum duos filios haberet, illum alterum qui mortuus est secum omni tempore volebat esse, hunc in praedia rustica relegarat.'”

'I know not', says he, 'what cause for displeasure there was; but I know that displeasure existed; because formerly, when he had two sons, he chose that other one, who is dead, to be at all times with himself, but sent this other one to his country farms.'

“Olim rusticus urbanum murem mus paupere fertur accepisse cavo...”

It is told that once upon a time a country mouse in his poor burrow received a city mouse...

“[…] rustica vox et agrestis quosdam delectat […]”

[…] a boorish and rude voice delights certain men […]

“[…] rusticus Romanus factus es.”

[…] you were made a Roman farmer.

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