Remus
See also: remus
English
Etymology
(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin Remus
Proper noun
Remus
- (Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus.
- A male given name from Latin, rare in English.
Translations
the founder of Rome
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male given name
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
Remus's name may have originally meant "twin," from Old Latin *Yemos, *Yemonos (“twin”), from Proto-Italic *jemnos (“paired”), from Proto-Indo-European *yemH-no- (“connected, paired”), from *yemH-. Cognate with Old Norse Ýmir, Sanskrit यम (yáma, “twin-born”). The initial 'R' was probably introduced to make the name sound more like Romulus.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈre.mus/, [ˈrɛmʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈre.mus/, [ˈrɛːmus]
Proper noun
Remus m sg (genitive Remī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Remus |
Genitive | Remī |
Dative | Remō |
Accusative | Remum |
Ablative | Remō |
Vocative | Reme |
Descendants
References
- ^ Mallory, J. P., Adams, D. Q., editors (1997), Encyclopedia of Indo-European culture, London, Chicago: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, page 130
- “Rĕmus²”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Rĕmus³ in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette: “1,342/1”
- “Remus²” on page 1,614/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
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