Romulus
English
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈrɒmjʊləs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈrɑmjʊləs/
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin Rōmulus.
Proper noun
Romulus
Derived terms
Translations
legendary founder of Rome
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Etymology 2
Borrowed from French Romulus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Proper noun
Romulus (plural Romuluses)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Romulus is the 35147th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 641 individuals. Romulus is most common among Black/African American (85.8%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Romulus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Latin
Etymology
Most likely from Rōma + -ulus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈroː.mʊ.ɫʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈrɔː.mu.lus]
Proper noun
Rōmulus m (genitive Rōmulī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun.
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Rōmulus | Rōmulī |
genitive | Rōmulī | Rōmulōrum |
dative | Rōmulō | Rōmulīs |
accusative | Rōmulum | Rōmulōs |
ablative | Rōmulō | Rōmulīs |
vocative | Rōmule | Rōmulī |