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proper noun · neutersecond declension

Rēgium

Rēgium n sg (genitive Rēgiī or Rēgī)
Classical[ˈreː.ɡi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛː.d͡ʒi.um]

Meaning

  1. a town in Emilia, Cisalpine Gaul situated between Modena and Parma, now Reggio Emilia
    praeter Bononiam, Regium Lepidi, Parmam totam Galliam tenebamus studiosissimam rei publicae;[…]62 BCE – 43 BCE, Cicero, Epistulae ad familiares 12.5
    Die, quo Bedriaci certabatur, avem invisitata specie apud Regium Lepidum celebri luco consedisse incolae memorant, nec deinde coetu hominum aut circumvolitantium alitum territam pulsamve, donec Otho se ipse interficeret;[…]c. 100 CE – 110 CE, Tacitus, Historiae 2.50
  2. a town in Bruttium (modern day Calabria), situated along the Strait of Messina, one of the most important cities of Magna Graecia, now Reggio Calabria
    Epicrates homines multis verbis ab se male acceptos dimittit; redeunt illi Regio Syracusas, queri cum multis, ut fit, incipiunt se HS LXXX nummum frustra dedisse.70 BCE, Cicero, In Verrem 2.2.56
    Sed legiones per Italiam Regium atque inde Siciliam, porro ex Sicilia in Africam transvectae.c. 40 BCE, Gaius Sallustius Crispus, Bellum Jugurthinum 28.6

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeRēgium—
genitiveRēgiī
Rēgī, Rhēgī, Rhēgiī		—
dativeRēgiō
Rhēgiō		—
accusativeRēgium—
ablativeRēgiō
Rhēgiō		—
vocativeRēgium—
locativeRēgiī
Rhēgiī		—

Origins

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ῥήγιον (Rhḗgion, “Reggio Calabria”).

Descendants
  • ItalianReggio Emilia
  • ItalianReggio Calabria

Quick answers

What does Rēgium mean in Latin?
Rēgium, a proper noun, means “a town in Emilia, Cisalpine Gaul situated between Modena and Parma, now Reggio Emilia; a town in Bruttium (modern day Calabria), situated along the Strait of Messina, one of the most important cities of Magna Graecia, no”.
What is the genitive of Rēgium?
The genitive singular is Rēgiī. Rēgium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce Rēgium?
In classical Latin, [ˈreː.ɡi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɛː.d͡ʒi.um].