rēx

rē--x lat. 'König, Regent'

Iācōbus Rēx Scōtōrum (James [V], König und Regent der Schotten)

Von uital. *rēks, von Proto-Indogermanisch *h₃rḗǵs „Herrscher (Regent), König“. Verwandte sind skr. राजन rā́jan, „König, Regent“ und das altirische rí („König“).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /reːks/, [reːks̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /reks/, [rɛks]

Noun

rēx m (genitive rēgis); third declension

1. king, ruler [ quotations ▼]
2. (derogatory) despot, tyrant (during the time of the Republic when there were no kings and executive power was usually divided)
3. (Late Latin, chess) king

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rēx	rēgēs
Genitive	rēgis	rēgum
Dative	rēgī	rēgibus
Accusative	rēgem	rēgēs
Ablative	rēge	rēgibus
Vocative	rēx	rēgēs

• Rēcei is an early form of rēgī.

Coordinate terms

• rēgīna

Derived terms

• rēgnum
• rēgulus
• rēgis fīlia, rēgis puella (“princess”)
• typographus Rēgis