English

Proper noun

Remus

1. (Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus.
2. A male given name, rare in English.

Translations

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.mus/, [ˈrɛ.mʊs]

Proper noun

Remus m ‎(genitive Remī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) The legendary founder of Rome and the twin brother of Romulus
2. a Latin cognomen

Declension

Second declension.

Descendants

• Ancient Greek: Ῥῶμος ‎(Rhômos)
• English: Remus

References

• Rĕmus² in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “Rĕmus³”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette, page 1,342/1.
• “Remus²” on page 1,614/2 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)

Latin

Noun

rēmus m ‎(genitive rēmī); second declension

1. oar

Inflection

Second declension.

Related terms

• rēmex
• rēmigātiō
• rēmigium
• rēmigō

Descendants

References

• remus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• remus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “remus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • to row: navem remis agere or propellere
    
  • to row hard: remis contendere
    
  • to row hard: navem remis concitare, incitare
    
  • to stop rowing; to easy: sustinere, inhibere remos (De Or. 1. 33)
    
• remus in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• remus in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
• remus in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin