règula

Sicilian

Alternative forms

  • riègula, rjègula (dialectal, diphthongized)
  • rèula, reula, rièula, rjèula (eye dialect)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʐɛ.u.la/, [ˈʐɛ.ʊ.la], [ˈʐjɛ.ʊ.la], [ˈɾɛ-], [ˈɾjɛ-]
  • Rhymes: -ɛ.u.la
  • Hyphenation: rè‧gu‧la

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin rēgula. Compare Italian regola, Spanish regla, Portuguese regra, French règle.

Noun

règula f (plural règuli)

  1. rule, norm, code, principle, order
    Synonyms: norma, liggi
  2. moderation, restraint
    Synonyms: misura, bona manera, bona cunnutta
  3. (tool, masonry) level (tool for finding whether a surface is level)
    Synonym: liveḍḍa
Derived terms
  • a règula d'arti
  • rigulari
  • rigulatu
  • rigulazziuni
  • rigulàrisi
  • règula dâ majuranza
  • rigulamentu
  • rigularità

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

règula

  1. inflection of rigulari:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

See also