verbfirst conjugation
rēgnō
rēgnō (present infinitive rēgnāre, perfect active rēgnāvī, supine rēgnātum)
Classical[ˈreːŋ.noː]Ecclesiastical[ˈrɛɲ.ɲo]
Mille Verba core vocabulary
Meaning
- to reign, rule (as a monarch)
- 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 - to tyrannize
- 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
rēx sum, imperōrēgnō -āre — in Evangelium secundum Matthaeum, ch. 1
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rēgnō | rēgnābam | rēgnābō | rēgnāvī | rēgnāveram rēgnāram | rēgnāverō rēgnārō |
| 2nd sg. | rēgnās | rēgnābās | rēgnābis | rēgnāvistī rēgnāstī | rēgnāverās rēgnārās | rēgnāveris rēgnāris |
| 3rd sg. | rēgnat | rēgnābat | rēgnābit | rēgnāvit rēgnāt | rēgnāverat rēgnārat | rēgnāverit rēgnārit |
| 1st pl. | rēgnāmus | rēgnābāmus | rēgnābimus | rēgnāvimus rēgnāmus | rēgnāverāmus rēgnārāmus | rēgnāverimus rēgnārimus |
| 2nd pl. | rēgnātis | rēgnābātis | rēgnābitis | rēgnāvistis rēgnāstis | rēgnāverātis rēgnārātis | rēgnāveritis rēgnāritis |
| 3rd pl. | rēgnant | rēgnābant | rēgnābunt | rēgnāvērunt rēgnārunt, rēgnāvēre | rēgnāverant rēgnārant | rēgnāverint rēgnārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rēgnem | rēgnārem | rēgnāverim rēgnārim | rēgnāvissem rēgnāssem |
| 2nd sg. | rēgnēs | rēgnārēs | rēgnāverīs rēgnārīs | rēgnāvissēs rēgnāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | rēgnet | rēgnāret | rēgnāverit rēgnārit | rēgnāvisset rēgnāsset |
| 1st pl. | rēgnēmus | rēgnārēmus | rēgnāverīmus rēgnārīmus | rēgnāvissēmus rēgnāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | rēgnētis | rēgnārētis | rēgnāverītis rēgnārītis | rēgnāvissētis rēgnāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | rēgnent | rēgnārent | rēgnāverint rēgnārint | rēgnāvissent rēgnāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rēgnor | rēgnābar | rēgnābor |
| 2nd sg. | rēgnāris rēgnāre | rēgnābāris rēgnābāre | rēgnāberis rēgnābere |
| 3rd sg. | rēgnātur | rēgnābātur | rēgnābitur |
| 1st pl. | rēgnāmur | rēgnābāmur | rēgnābimur |
| 2nd pl. | rēgnāminī | rēgnābāminī | rēgnābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | rēgnantur | rēgnābantur | rēgnābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | rēgner | rēgnārer |
| 2nd sg. | rēgnēris rēgnēre | rēgnārēris rēgnārēre |
| 3rd sg. | rēgnētur | rēgnārētur |
| 1st pl. | rēgnēmur | rēgnārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | rēgnēminī | rēgnārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | rēgnentur | rēgnārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | rēgnā | rēgnāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | rēgnāte | rēgnāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | rēgnātō | rēgnātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | rēgnātō | rēgnātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | rēgnātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | rēgnantō | rēgnantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | rēgnāre | rēgnārī |
| perfect infinitive | rēgnāvisse rēgnāsse | rēgnātum esse |
| future infinitive | rēgnātūrum esse | rēgnātum īrī |
| present participle | rēgnāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | rēgnātus |
| future participle | rēgnātūrus | rēgnandus |
gerundrēgnandī, rēgnandō, rēgnandumsupinerēgnātum, rēgnātū
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
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
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
- Proto-Italic*rēks
- 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