Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

romulus

/ˈrɑmjʊləs/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.69 in modern English

Syllables: ro-mu-lus
IPA: /ˈrɑmjʊləs/

9

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Remus.

name

A surname from French.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin Rōmulus.

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: Romulus

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈrɑmjʊləs/
British English: /ˈrɒmjʊləs/

Inflected Forms

Romuluses (plural)

Derived Forms

Romulan

Questions

How do you pronounce romulus?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈrɑmjʊləs/.
What does romulus mean?: The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Remus.
Where does romulus come from?: It is traced to French.

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