LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

rēgnō

rēgnō (present infinitive rēgnāre, perfect active rēgnāvī, supine rēgnātum)
Classical[ˈreːŋ.noː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛɲ.ɲo]
rēgnāre 2nd sg. pres. pass. ind.; 2nd sg. pres. pass. imper.; pres. act. inf.Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. to reign, rule (as a monarch)
  2. to be lord, govern, to be the master, to be supreme
    Quid quaeris? Vivo et regno, simul ista reliqui Quae vos ad caelum fertis rumore secundo, Utque sacerdotis fugitivus liba recuso,What do you want from me? I live, I am my own master, I left behind the self same things you by common approval so eagerly covet, like the fugitive I have no right to the priest's blessed cake, but bread will quench my hunger over any honeyed delicacy.20 BCE – 14 BCE, Horatius, Epistulae IX.9–11
  3. to tyrannize
  4. figurativelyto dominate, prevail

Latīnē defined in Latin in our graded readers

rēx sum; ubi rēx rēgnat, rēgnum est.
rēgnō -āre — in Mille Verba, Urbs et Aedificia

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.rēgnōrēgnābamrēgnābōrēgnāvīrēgnāveram
rēgnāram
rēgnāverō
rēgnārō
2nd sg.rēgnāsrēgnābāsrēgnābisrēgnāvistī
rēgnāstī
rēgnāverās
rēgnārās
rēgnāveris
rēgnāris
3rd sg.rēgnatrēgnābatrēgnābitrēgnāvit
rēgnāt
rēgnāverat
rēgnārat
rēgnāverit
rēgnārit
1st pl.rēgnāmusrēgnābāmusrēgnābimusrēgnāvimus
rēgnāmus
rēgnāverāmus
rēgnārāmus
rēgnāverimus
rēgnārimus
2nd pl.rēgnātisrēgnābātisrēgnābitisrēgnāvistis
rēgnāstis
rēgnāverātis
rēgnārātis
rēgnāveritis
rēgnāritis
3rd pl.rēgnantrēgnābantrēgnābuntrēgnāvērunt
rēgnārunt, rēgnāvēre
rēgnāverant
rēgnārant
rēgnāverint
rēgnārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.rēgnemrēgnāremrēgnāverim
rēgnārim
rēgnāvissem
rēgnāssem
2nd sg.rēgnēsrēgnārēsrēgnāverīs
rēgnārīs
rēgnāvissēs
rēgnāssēs
3rd sg.rēgnetrēgnāretrēgnāverit
rēgnārit
rēgnāvisset
rēgnāsset
1st pl.rēgnēmusrēgnārēmusrēgnāverīmus
rēgnārīmus
rēgnāvissēmus
rēgnāssēmus
2nd pl.rēgnētisrēgnārētisrēgnāverītis
rēgnārītis
rēgnāvissētis
rēgnāssētis
3rd pl.rēgnentrēgnārentrēgnāverint
rēgnārint
rēgnāvissent
rēgnāssent
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.rēgnorrēgnābarrēgnābor
2nd sg.rēgnāris
rēgnāre
rēgnābāris
rēgnābāre
rēgnāberis
rēgnābere
3rd sg.rēgnāturrēgnābāturrēgnābitur
1st pl.rēgnāmurrēgnābāmurrēgnābimur
2nd pl.rēgnāminīrēgnābāminīrēgnābiminī
3rd pl.rēgnanturrēgnābanturrēgnābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.rēgnerrēgnārer
2nd sg.rēgnēris
rēgnēre
rēgnārēris
rēgnārēre
3rd sg.rēgnēturrēgnārētur
1st pl.rēgnēmurrēgnārēmur
2nd pl.rēgnēminīrēgnārēminī
3rd pl.rēgnenturrēgnārentur
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.rēgnārēgnāre
pres. 2nd pl.rēgnāterēgnāminī
fut. 2nd sg.rēgnātōrēgnātor
fut. 3rd sg.rēgnātōrēgnātor
fut. 2nd pl.rēgnātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.rēgnantōrēgnantor
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiverēgnārerēgnārī
perfect infinitiverēgnāvisse
rēgnāsse
rēgnātum esse
future infinitiverēgnātūrum esserēgnātum īrī
present participlerēgnāns
rēgnante, rēgnantem, rēgnantēs, rēgnantī, rēgnantia, rēgnantibus, rēgnantis, rēgnantīs, rēgnantium
—
perfect participle—rēgnātus
rēgnāta, rēgnātā, rēgnātae, rēgnātam, rēgnātārum, rēgnātās, rēgnātī, rēgnātōrum, rēgnātōs
future participlerēgnātūrus
rēgnātūra, rēgnātūrā, rēgnātūrae, rēgnātūram, rēgnātūrārum, rēgnātūrās, rēgnātūre, rēgnātūrī, rēgnātūrīs, rēgnātūrō, rēgnātūrōrum, rēgnātūrōs, rēgnātūrum
rēgnandus
gerundrēgnandī, rēgnandō, rēgnandumsupinerēgnātum, rēgnātū

regno, āvi, ātum, 1, v. n. and a.
I. [regnum].
I. Neutr., to have royal power, to be king, to rule, reign: ubi Pterela rex regnavit, Plaut. Am. 1, 1, 257: Romulus cum septem et triginta regnavisset annos, Cic. Rep. 2, 10, 17; cf. id. ib. 2, 14, 27; 2, 18, 33; 2, 20, 36: Servius injussu populi regnavisse traditur, id. ib. 2, 21, 37: (Mithridates) annum jam tertium et vicesimum regnat, et ita regnat, ut, etc., id. Imp. Pomp. 3, 7: tertium jam nunc annum regnans, Caes. B. G. 5, 25: regnante Romulo, Cic. Rep. 1, 16, 25: (Camers) tacitis regnavit Amyclis, Verg. A. 10, 564: quālibet exules In parte regnanto beati, Hor. C. 3, 3, 39: Latio regnans, Verg. A. 1, 265: regnandi dira cupido, id. G. 1, 37: Albae regnare, Liv. 1, 3: Romae, id. 1, 17 fin.; 1, 40: Tusco profundo, Ov. M. 14, 223: Graias per urbes, Verg. A. 3, 295: in Colchis, Plin. 33, 3, 15, § 52: advenae in nos regnaverunt, Tac. A. 11, 24.—Once poet., like βασιλεύω, with gen.: quā Daunus agrestium Regnavit populorum, Hor. C. 3, 30, 12.—Impers. pass.: hic jam ter centum totos regnabitur annos Gente sub Hectoreā, Verg. A. 1, 272: quia post Tatii mortem ab suā parte non erat regnandum ... in variis voluntatibus regnari tamen omnes volebant, Liv. 1, 17 Drak. N. cr.: regnatum Romae ab conditā urbe ad liberatam annos ducentos quadraginta quattuor, id. 1, 60 fin.: hinc Cytherea tuis longo regnabitur aevo, Sil. 3, 592.—
B. In gen., to be lord, to rule, reign, govern, be supreme (syn. dominor); in a good sense: quoniam equitum centurias tenes, in quibus regnas, Cic. Fam. 11, 16 fin.; cf.: regnare in judiciis, Quint. 10, 1, 112: vivo et regno, Hor. Ep. 1, 10, 8. — Esp., of the gods: caelo tonantem credimus Jovem Regnare, Hor. C. 3, 5, 2: Saturno regnante, Ov. F. 1, 193: secundo Caesare regnes, Hor. C. 1, 12, 52.— In a bad sense (very freq.), to lord it, tyrannize, domineer, Cic. Sull. 7, 21: regnavit is paucos menses, id. Lael. 12, 41: quin se ille interfecto Milone regnaturum putaret, id. Mil. 16, 43: Timarchidem fugitivum omnibus oppidis per triennium scitote regnasse, Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 54, § 136: nec jam libertate contentos esse, nisi etiam regnent ac dominentur, Liv. 24, 29, 7 Drak.; cf. so with dominari, Cic. Rep. 3, 12, 21; Flor. 3, 12, 9.—
b. Of things, to reign, rule, hold sway (mostly poet.): umor regnavit in arvis, Lucr. 5, 395: (ignis) per ramos victor regnat, Verg. G. 2, 307: in totum regnaret Sirius annum, Stat. Th. 1, 635: cum regnat rosa (i. e. at a banquet, where the guests were crowned with roses), Mart. 10, 19, 20: quid faciant leges, ubi sola pecunia regnat? Petr. poët. 14; Claud. Rapt. Pros. 2, 74.—
2. Trop., to rule, have the mastery, prevail, predominate: Παθητικόν, in quo uno regnat oratio, Cic. Or. 37, 128; cf.: (eloquentia) hic regnat, hic imperat, hic sola vincit, Quint. 7, 4, 24; 11, 3, 181: ardor edendi per avidas fauces regnat, Ov. M. 8, 829; cf.: ebrietas geminata libidine regnat, id. ib. 12, 221: regnat nequitiā, Sen. Ben. 1, 10: morbus regnans, Grat. Cyn. 462. —
II. Act., to rule, sway, govern (only in pass., and poet. and in postAug. prose); part. perf. with dat. of agent: terra acri quondam regnata Lycurgo, Verg. A. 3, 14: Latio regnata per arva Saturno quondam, id. ib. 6, 794; Ov. M. 8, 623; 13, 720; id. H. 10, 69; Hor. C. 2, 6, 11; 3, 29, 27; Sil. 14, 7: si unquam regnandam acceperit Albam, Verg. A. 6, 770: trans Lugios Gotones regnantur, paulo jam adductius quam ceterae Germanorum gentes, Tac. G. 44: exceptis iis gentibus quae regnantur, id. ib 25; cf. id. A. 13, 54: quae (gentes) regnan tur, id. H. 1, 16 fin.; Mel. 2, 2, 24: gens reg. nata feminis, Plin. 6, 20, 23, § 76.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  3. Proto-Italic*rēks
  4. Latinrēgnō

Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin *rēgnusnom. Latin rēgnum Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin rēgnō From rēgnum (“kingship, authority”) + -ō.

Descendants
  • Catalanregnar
  • Englishreign
  • Frenchrégner
  • Italianregnare
  • Portuguesereinarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese reinar
  • Spanishreinar
  • Asturianreinar
  • Galicianreinarfrom Old Galician-Portuguese reinar
  • Piedmonteseregné
  • Romanshregner

Quick answers

What does rēgnō mean in Latin?
rēgnō, a verb, means “to reign, rule (as a monarch); to be lord, govern, to be the master, to be supreme; to tyrannize”.
What are the principal parts of rēgnō?
rēgnō, rēgnāre, rēgnāvī, rēgnātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce rēgnō?
In classical Latin, [ˈreːŋ.noː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈrɛɲ.ɲo].
Where does rēgnō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- → Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs → Proto-Italic *rēks → Latin rēgnō.