Regulus
See also: regulus
Translingual
Etymology
Latin regulus (“kinglet, petty king”)
Proper noun
Regulus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Regulidae – the 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; Passeri - suborder; Passerida - infraorder; Regulidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Regulus regulus - type species
References
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Further reading
- Regulus (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Regulus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Regulus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
English
Etymology 1
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin regulus (“petty king”).
Proper noun
Regulus
- (astronomy) A star in the constellation Leo; alpha (α) Leonis.
Translations
star
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Regulus
- a Roman cognomen
Translations
a Roman cognomen
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From rēgulus (“kinglet”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɡu.lus/, [ˈreːɡʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈre.ɡu.lus/, [ˈrɛːɡulus]
Proper noun
Rēgulus m sg (genitive Rēgulī); second declension
- A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
- Marcus Atilius Regulus, a Roman general and hero
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | 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.
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