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.
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See also

Etymology 2

From Latin Regulus.

Proper noun

Regulus

  1. a Roman cognomen
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Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From rēgulus (kinglet).

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.

Etymology 2

From rēgulus (kinglet), from a calque of Ancient Greek βασιλίσκος (basilískos), from a calque of Sumerian lu₂-gal (lugal)

Proper noun

Rēgulus m sg (genitive Rēgulī); second declension

  1. (astronomy) The star α Leonis in the constellation Leo.[1]
Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

References

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

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