noun · neutersecond declension
interrēgnum
interrēgnum n (genitive interrēgnī)
Classical[ɪn.tɛrˈreːŋ.nũː]Ecclesiastical[in.terˈrɛɲ.ɲum]
Meaning
- interregnum
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | interrēgnum | interrēgna |
| genitive | interrēgnī | interrēgnōrum |
| dative | interrēgnō | interrēgnīs |
| accusative | interrēgnum | interrēgna |
| ablative | interrēgnō | interrēgnīs |
| vocative | interrēgnum | interrēgna |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- res fluit ad interregnum
- things seem tending towards an interregnum.
- res ad interregnum venit or adducitur
- an interregnum ensues.
inter-regnum, i, n.,
I. the time between the death of one king and the election of another, an interregnum: populus flagitare regem non destitit;
cum . . . illi principes novam interregni ineundi rationem excogitaverunt, Cic. Rep. 2, 12, 23: id ab re, quod nunc quoque tenet nomen, interregnum appellatum, Liv. 1, 17.—II. Transf., under the republic, the time between the death or departure of the consuls and the choice of new ones:
res ad interregnum venit, Cic. Att. 9, 9, 3: rem adduci ad interregnum, id. ib. 7, 9, 2: per interregnum renovare auspicia, Liv. 5, 31, 7: interregnum inire, to become interrex, id. 3, 8.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
inter-rēgnum ī, n
an interval between two reigns, interregnum: interregni ineundi ratio: id ab re interregnum appellatum, L.—In the republic, a vacancy in the consulate (between the death or departure of the consuls and the choice of their successors): res ad interegnum venit: interregnum inire, to become interrex, L.
Origins
From inter- (“between”) + rēgnum (“reign”), corresponding to interrēx.
Descendants
- Catalaninterregne
- Englishinterregnum
- Frenchinterrègne
- Englishinterreignfrom French interrègne
- GermanInterregnum
- Italianinterregno
- Portugueseinterregno
- Romanianinterregn
- Spanishinterregno
- Indonesianinteregnumfrom Dutch interregnum