Regulus

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Translingual[edit]

Regulus regulus

Etymology[edit]

Latin regulus (kinglet, petty king)

Proper noun[edit]

Regulus m

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

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English[edit]

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Etymology 1[edit]

Latin regulus (petty king).

Proper noun[edit]

Regulus

  1. (astronomy) A star in the constellation Leo; alpha (α) Leonis.
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Etymology 2[edit]

From Latin Regulus.

Proper noun[edit]

English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Regulus

  1. a Roman cognomen
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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From rēgulus (kinglet).

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Proper noun[edit]

Rēgulus m sg (genitive Rēgulī); second declension

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

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Rēgulus
Genitive Rēgulī
Dative Rēgulō
Accusative Rēgulum
Ablative Rēgulō
Vocative Rēgule

References[edit]

  • 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

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from English Regulus

Pronunciation[edit]

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

Proper noun[edit]

Regulus m animal

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

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Further reading[edit]

  • Regulus in Polish dictionaries at PWN