rex
Meaning
- (declension-3) king, ruler
- (declension-3, derogatory) despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually divided)
- (Late-Latin, declension-3) king
Concepts
roi
re
König
βασιλιάς
rey
rei
koning
rei
ملك
rei
şah
kralFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈreːks]
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēx From Proto-Italic *rēks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“king, ruler”). Cognates include Sanskrit राजन् (rā́jan, “king”) and Old Irish rí (“king”).
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