Romulus
English
editPronunciation
edit- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈrɒmjʊləs/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈrɑmjʊləs/
Etymology 1
editProper noun
editRomulus
Derived terms
editTranslations
editlegendary founder of Rome
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Etymology 2
editBorrowed from French Romulus. This surname is mostly found in Haiti.
Proper noun
editRomulus (plural Romuluses)
- A surname from French.
Statistics
edit- According to the 2010 United States Census, Romulus is the 35147th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 641 individuals. Romulus is most common among Black/African American (85.8%) individuals.
Further reading
edit- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Romulus”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.
Latin
editEtymology
editMost likely a back-formation from Rōma + -ulus (a suffix used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating small size or youth).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈroː.mu.lus/, [ˈroːmʊɫ̪ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈro.mu.lus/, [ˈrɔːmulus]
Proper noun
editRōmulus m (genitive Rōmulī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | Rōmulus | Rōmulī |
Genitive | Rōmulī | Rōmulōrum |
Dative | Rōmulō | Rōmulīs |
Accusative | Rōmulum | Rōmulōs |
Ablative | Rōmulō | Rōmulīs |
Vocative | Rōmule | Rōmulī |
Coordinate terms
editCategories:
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms borrowed from Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English lemmas
- English proper nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- en:Roman mythology
- English terms borrowed from French
- English terms derived from French
- English surnames
- English surnames from French
- Latin back-formations
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin proper nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin masculine nouns in the second declension
- Latin masculine nouns
- la:Roman mythology
- la:Individuals