Regulus

See also: regulus

Translingual

Regulus regulus

Etymology

Latin regulus (“kinglet, petty king”)

Proper noun

Regulus m

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

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; {{taxfmt|Passerisuborder – suborder; Passerides – infraorder; Passerida – parvorder; Regulidae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Regulus regulus (goldcrest) – type species; Regulus goodfellowi (flamecrest), Regulus ignicapilla (common firecrest), Regulus madeirensis (Mareira firecrest), Regulus satrapa (golden-crowned kinglet) – species

References

• Regulus (bird) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Regulus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Regulus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN.

English

Etymology 1

Latin regulus (“petty king”).

Proper noun

Regulus

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

Translations

star

• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 軒轅十四 / 轩辕十四 (hin¹ jyun⁴ sap⁶ sei³)

  Mandarin: 軒轅十四 / 轩辕十四 (xuānyuán shísì)

• French: Régulus (fr) f
• German: Regulus m
• Greek:

  Ancient Greek: βασιλίσκος (basilískos)

• Māori: Te Kakau
• Russian: Ре́гул (ru) m (Régul)
• Spanish: Regulus (es) m, Régulo (es) m

See also

• (Behenian fixed stars) Alcyone, Aldebaran, Algol, Algorab, Alkaid, Alphecca, Antares, Arcturus, Capella, Deneb Algedi, Procyon, Regulus, Sirius, Spica, Vega

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin Regulus.

Proper noun

Regulus

1. a Roman cognomen

Translations

a Roman cognomen

• Armenian: Ռեգուլոս (Ṙegulos)
• Greek: Ρήγουλος (Rígoulos)
• Latin: Regulus
• Russian: Ре́гул (ru) (Régul)

Anagrams

• Gurules

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈreː.ɡʊ.ɫʊs]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛː.ɡu.lus]

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.

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

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

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

Declension of Regulus

	singular
nominative	Regulus
genitive	Regulusa
dative	Regulusowi
accusative	Regulusa
instrumental	Regulusem
locative	Regulusie
vocative	Regulusie

Further reading

• “Regulus”, in Polish dictionaries at PWN‎^[1] (in Polish)
• Regulus in PWN's encyclopedia