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regula
regula
Asturian
Verb
regula
Ladin
Verb
regula
- third-person singular present indicative of reguler
- third-person plural present indicative of reguler
- second-person singular imperative of reguler
Latin
Etymology
From regō (“I rule, govern”) + -ula.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɡu.la/, [ˈreː.ɡʊ.ɫa]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈre.ɡu.la/, [ˈreː.ɡu.la]
Noun
rēgula f (genitive rēgulae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rēgula | rēgulae |
| genitive | rēgulae | rēgulārum |
| dative | rēgulae | rēgulīs |
| accusative | rēgulam | rēgulās |
| ablative | rēgulā | rēgulīs |
| vocative | rēgula | rēgulae |
Derived terms
- exceptiō probat rēgulam
Descendants
Verb
rēgulā
- second-person singular present active imperative of rēgulō
References
- regula in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- regula in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- REGULA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “regula”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- regula in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
- regula in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- regula in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese
Verb
regula
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of regular
- Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of regular