Regulus

See also: regulus

Translingual

Etymology

Latin regulus (kinglet, petty king)

Proper noun

Regulus m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Regulidae – goldcrests and kinglets.

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References

English

Etymology 1

Latin regulus (petty king).

Proper noun

Regulus

  1. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Leo; alpha (α) Leonis.
Translations

Etymology 2

From Latin Regulus.

Proper noun

Regulus

  1. a Roman cognomen
Translations

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From rēgulus (kinglet).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Rēgulus m sg (genitive Rēgulī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Marcus Atilius Regulus, a Roman general and hero

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Rēgulus
genitive Rēgulī
dative Rēgulō
accusative Rēgulum
ablative Rēgulō
vocative Rēgule

References

  • Regulus2”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Regulus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Old English

Proper noun

Regulus m

  1. a male given name, held by Marcus Atilius Regulus
    • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
      Þā, æfter þǣm þe Cartainiense ġeflīemde wǣron, hīe 'wilnedon friþes tō Regule.
      Then, after the Carthaginians were driven away, they asked Regulus for peace

Declension

singular plural
nominative Regulus
accusative Regulus
genitive Reguluses
dative Regule

Polish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Rēgulus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈɡu.lus/
  • Rhymes: -ulus
  • Syllabification: Re‧gu‧lus

Proper noun

Regulus m animal

  1. (astronomy) Regulus (blue-white subgiant star)

Declension

Further reading