regular

See also: regulär

English

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Etymology

From Middle English reguler, from Anglo-Norman reguler, Middle French reguler, regulier, and their source, Latin rēgulāris (“continuing rules for guidance”), from rēgula (“rule”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *reg- (“move in a straight line”).

Pronunciation

(UK) enPR: regʹyo͝olər IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛɡ.jʊ.lə/
(US) enPR: regʹyələr, regʹlər, IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛɡ.jə.lɚ/, /ˈɹɛɡ.l̩ɚ/, [ˈɹɛɡ.jɪ̈.lɚ], [ˈɹɛɡ.l̩ɚ]
Audio (US): (file)
(US) Hyphenation: reg‧u‧lar
Rhymes: -ɛɡjʊlə(ɹ), -ɛɡjələ(ɹ), -ɛɡələ(ɹ)

Adjective

regular (comparative more regular, superlative most regular)

(Christianity) Bound by religious rule; belonging to a monastic or religious order (often as opposed to secular). [from 14th c.]
regular clergy, in distinction from the secular clergy
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 201:
  A quarter of a million strong in 1680, the clergy was only half as large in 1789. The unpopular regular clergy were the worst affected.
Having a constant pattern; showing evenness of form or appearance. [from 15th c.]
Synonyms: equable, uniform, unvarying; see also Thesaurus:steady

Antonyms: chaotic, irregular; see also Thesaurus:unsteady
(geometry, of a polygon) Both equilateral and equiangular; having all sides of the same length, and all (corresponding) angles of the same size [from 16th c.]
(geometry, of a polyhedron) Whose faces are all congruent regular polygons, equally inclined to each other.
Demonstrating a consistent set of rules; showing order, evenness of operation or occurrence. [from 16th c.]
Synonyms: in order, ruly, tidy; see also Thesaurus:orderly

Antonyms: chaotic, tumultuous; see also Thesaurus:disorderly
- 2011 April 12, A[lison] L[ouise] Kennedy, The Guardian:
  April may be the cruellest month, but I am planning to render it civilised and to take my antibiotics in a regular manner.
(astronomy) Of a moon or other satellite: following a relatively close and prograde orbit with little inclination or eccentricity.
(now rare) Well-behaved, orderly; restrained (of a lifestyle etc.). [from 16th c.]
Synonyms: decent, seemly, well-mannered

Antonyms: degenerate, irregular
Happening at constant (especially short) intervals. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms: cyclical, frequent; see also Thesaurus:periodic

Antonyms: irregular, noncyclic

He made regular visits to go see his mother.
(grammar, of a verb, plural, etc) Following a set or common pattern; according to the normal rules of a given language. [from 17th c.]
Synonym: (verbs) weak

Antonyms: irregular, (verbs) strong

"Walked" is the past tense of the regular verb "to walk".
(chiefly US) Having the expected characteristics or appearances; normal, ordinary, standard. [from 17th c.]
Synonyms: basic, common, unremarkable; see also Thesaurus:normal, Thesaurus:common

Antonyms: irregular, outlandish, weird; see also Thesaurus:strange
- 1868-69, Louisa May Alcott, chapter 21, in Little Women‎^[1], part 1:
  “I don’t see how you can write and act such splendid things, Jo. You’re a regular Shakespeare!” exclaimed Beth, who firmly believed that her sisters were gifted with wonderful genius in all things.
- 1913, Joseph C[rosby] Lincoln, chapter I, in Mr. Pratt’s Patients, New York, N.Y., London: D[aniel] Appleton and Company, →OCLC:
  For a spell we done pretty well. Then there came a reg'lar terror of a sou'wester same as you don't get one summer in a thousand, and blowed the shanty flat and ripped about half of the weir poles out of the sand.
(chiefly military) Permanently organised; being part of a set professional body of troops. [from 17th c.]
Antonym: irregular
Having bowel movements or menstrual periods at constant intervals in the expected way. [from 18th c.]
Maintaining a high-fibre diet keeps you regular.
- 2015, Bill Bryson, The Road to Little Dribbling: More Notes from a Small Island, page 206:
  Gulls cawed and wheeled overhead, dropping splatty white cluster bombs on rooftops and pavements. Goodness knows what those gulls eat, but it certainly keeps them regular.
(colloquial) Exemplary; excellent example of; utter, downright. [from 18th c.]
Synonyms: absolute, thorough, unalloyed; see also Thesaurus:total

a regular genius; a regular John Bull
- 1997 February 16, Ron Hauge, Homer's Phobia (The Simpsons), season 8, episode 15, spoken by Homer Simpson (Dan Castellaneta):
  Don't worry, boy. We're gonna set you straight. By tomorrow morning, you'll be a regular Burt Reynolds.
(botany, zoology) Having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape.
a regular flower; a regular sea urchin
(crystallography) Isometric.
(snowboarding) Riding with the left foot forward.
Antonym: goofy
(mathematical analysis, not comparable, of a Borel measure) Such that every set in its domain is both outer regular and inner regular.
(commutative algebra, not comparable, of a local ring) Noetherian and such that the minimal number of generators of the maximal ideal is equal to the Krull dimension of the ring.
(algebraic geometry, not comparable, of a scheme) Such that the local ring at every point is regular.
(obsolete, not comparable, of a ring) A von Neumann regular: such that every left module (over the given ring) is flat.
Synonym: absolutely flat

Antonyms

Coordinate terms

(snowboarding): switch

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

bound by religious rule

Bulgarian: монашески (bg) (monašeski)
Czech: řádový (cs)
Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)
French: régulier (fr)
Galician: regular (gl)
Irish: rialta

having a constant pattern

Arabic: عَادِيّ (ʕādiyy)
Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor)
Assamese: নিয়মীয়া (niomia)
Azerbaijani: mütəmadi, müntəzəm
Belarusian: рэгуля́рны (rehuljárny)
Burmese: မှန် (my) (hman)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 常 (zh) (cháng), 頻繁／频繁 (zh) (pínfán)
Czech: pravidelný (cs) m
Danish: regelmæssig
Dutch: regelmatig (nl)
Esperanto: regula (eo)
Finnish: säännönmukainen (fi), säännöllinen (fi)
French: régulier (fr)
Galician: regular (gl)
German: regulär (de), regelmäßig (de), Gleichmäßig
Greek: συχνός (el) m (sychnós), συχνή (el) f (sychní), συχνό (el) n (sychnó)
Hebrew: רגיל (he) (ragíl), סָדִיר (sadír)
Hungarian: szabályos (hu), szabályszerű (hu), állandó (hu), megszokott (hu), reguláris (hu)
Indonesian: beraturan (id)
Irish: rialta
Italian: regolare (it)
Japanese: 規則 (ja) (きそく, kisoku), 規則動詞 (きそくどうし, kisokudōshi)
Korean: 정식의 (ko) (jeongsig-ui)
Latin: rectus
Maori: nahanaha
Marathi: नियमित (niyamit)
Norman: rédgulyi
Norwegian: regelmessig (no)
Polish: regularny (pl)
Portuguese: regular (pt)
Romanian: regulat (ro)
Russian: регуля́рный (ru) (reguljárnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach
Spanish: regular (es)
Swedish: regelbunden (sv)
Turkish: düzenli (tr)
Ukrainian: регуля́рний (rehuljárnyj)

of a polygon: having all sides and corresponding angles equal

Arabic: مُنْتَظِمٌ (muntaẓimun)
Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor)
Bulgarian: пра́вилен (bg) (právilen)
Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)
French: régulier (fr) m
Galician: regular (gl)
Hungarian: szabályos (hu), egyenlő oldalú
Polish: foremny (pl)
Russian: пра́вильный (ru) (právilʹnyj)

of a polyhedron: whose faces are all congruent regular polygons

Bulgarian: правилен (bg) (pravilen)
Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)
French: régulier (fr) m
Hungarian: szabályos (hu)
Polish: foremny (pl)
Russian: правильный (ru) (pravilʹnyj)

demonstrating consistent set of rules

Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor)
Bulgarian: официа́лен (bg) (oficiálen), форма́лен (bg) (formálen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 有規律的／有规律的 (zh) (yǒu guīlǜ de)
Danish: regelmæssig
Dutch: regelmatig (nl)
Finnish: säännönmukainen (fi), säännöllinen (fi)
French: en ordre
Galician: regular (gl)
Hungarian: szabályos (hu), szabályszerű (hu)
Irish: rialta
Italian: regolare (it)
Latin: legitimus (la), legitima
Persian: باقاعده (fa) (bâqâ'ede)
Portuguese: regular (pt)
Russian: пра́вильный (ru) (právilʹnyj)
Ukrainian: пра́вильний (uk) (právylʹnyj)

well-behaved, orderly; restrained

Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)
Hebrew: סָדִיר (sadír)

happening at constant intervals

Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor)
Azerbaijani: mütəmadi, müntəzəm
Bulgarian: регулярен (reguljaren)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 經常的／经常的 (zh) (jīngcháng de)
Danish: fast (da), regelmæssig
Dutch: vast (nl)
Esperanto: regula (eo)
Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)
French: régulier (fr) m
Galician: regular (gl)
Greek: συχνός (el) m (sychnós), συχνή (el) f (sychní), συχνό (el) n (sychnó)
Hungarian: rendszeres (hu)
Irish: rialta
Italian: periodico (it)
Marathi: नियमित (niyamit)
Polish: regularny (pl)
Portuguese: regular (pt)
Russian: регуля́рный (ru) (reguljárnyj), ча́стый (ru) (částyj), постоя́нный (ru) (postojánnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: cunbhalach
Ukrainian: пості́йний (postíjnyj), системати́чний (systematýčnyj), черго́вий (čerhóvyj)

grammar

Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor)
Belarusian: пра́вільны (právilʹny)
Bulgarian: правилен (bg) (pravilen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 規則變化的／规则变化的 (guīzé biànhuà de)
Czech: pravidelný (cs) m
Danish: regelmæssig
Dutch: regelmatig (nl)
Finnish: säännöllinen (fi), heikko (fi)
French: régulier (fr)
Galician: regular (gl)
German: regelmäßig (de)
Greek: ομαλός (el) (omalós)
Hungarian: szabályos (hu)
Irish: rialta
Japanese: 規則な (ja) (きそくな, kisoku na)
Latin: legitimus (la)
Luxembourgish: regelméisseg
Norwegian: regelmessig (no)
Polish: regularny (pl)
Portuguese: regular (pt)
Russian: пра́вильный (ru) (právilʹnyj)
Scottish Gaelic: riaghailteach
Spanish: regular (es)
Swedish: regelbunden (sv)
Turkish: düzenli (tr)
Ukrainian: пра́вильний (uk) (právylʹnyj)

having expected characteristics

Arabic: عَادِيّ (ʕādiyy)
Armenian: կանոնավոր (hy) (kanonavor)
Bulgarian: обича́ен (bg) (običáen)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 平常 (zh) (píngcháng)
Czech: normální (cs), obyčejný (cs)
Danish: almindelig (da), normal (da)
Dutch: gewoon (nl)
Finnish: tavanomainen (fi), normaali (fi)
French: normal (fr), classique (fr), ordinaire (fr)
Galician: regular (gl)
German: normal (de), gewöhnlich (de)
Greek: κανονικός (el) m (kanonikós), κανονική (el) f (kanonikí), κανονικό (el) n (kanonikó), κοινός (el) m (koinós), κοινή (el) f (koiní), κοινό (el) n (koinó), συνηθισμένος (el) m (synithisménos), συνηθισμένη f (synithisméni), συνηθισμένο (el) n (synithisméno)
Hungarian: rendes (hu), szokványos (hu), szokásos (hu)
Icelandic: reglulegur (is)
Indonesian: reguler (id)
Korean: 일반(一般) (ko) (ilban)
Portuguese: regular (pt)
Russian: обы́чный (ru) (obýčnyj), норма́льный (ru) (normálʹnyj)
Spanish: regular (es)
Ukrainian: звича́йний (zvyčájnyj), норма́льний (uk) (normálʹnyj)

permanently organised

Bulgarian: системати́чен (bg) (sistematíčen)
Finnish: pysyvä (fi)
French: régulier (fr)
Galician: regular (gl)
Hungarian: állandó (hu)
Italian: abituale (it), regolare (it), usuale (it)
Russian: регуля́рный (ru) (reguljárnyj)

having bowel movements or menstrual periods in the expected way

Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)
French: réglé (fr)
Galician: regular (gl)
Hungarian: szabályosan [verb] -ó/-ő, szabályos [noun] -ú/-ű

exemplary; utter, downright

Bulgarian: норма́лен (bg) (normálen)
Finnish: tavallinen (fi)
Hungarian: szabályos (hu), valódi (hu), valóságos (hu)

botany, zoology: having all the parts of the same kind alike in size and shape

Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)
French: commun (fr)

crystallography: isometric — see isometric

snowboarding: riding with the left foot forward

Finnish: tavallinen (fi)

analysis: of a Borel measure, such that every set in its domain is both outer and inner regular

Finnish: säännöllinen (fi)

Adverb

regular (not comparable)

(archaic, dialect, nonstandard) Regularly, on a regular basis.
- 1861, George Eliot, Silas Marner, London: Penguin Books, published 1967, page 131:
  'And if the knowledge wasn'y well come by, why, you might ha' made up for it by coming to church reg'lar.'
- 1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
  Though no minister would visit the Skerburnfoot, or, if he went, departed quicker than he came, the girl Ailie attended regular at the catechising at the mains of Sker.
- 1946, William Hatfiled, Buffalo Jim, Oxford: Geoffrey Cumberlege, page 47:
  "There's only twenty men staying in the house regular," said Ahearne, showing him around[.]
- 1961, Colin Thiele, The Sun on the Stubble, Melbourne: Rigby Limited, page 113:
  "Drain her every thousand, regular. Don't do it myself, o' course; just drop her in at the lubritorium."
- 1988, Mary Steele, Mallyroot's Pub at Misery Ponds, Ringwood: Puffin Books, page 37:
  "All we've got to do is stick 'em in the bedroom and feed 'em regular."

Noun

regular (plural regulars)

A member of the British Army (as opposed to a member of the Territorial Army or Reserve).
A frequent, routine visitor to an establishment.
Bartenders usually know their regulars by name.
A member of an armed forces or police force.
A frequent customer, client or business partner.
This gentleman was one of the architect's regulars.
(Canada) A coffee with one cream and one sugar.
Anything that is normal or standard.
- 2011, Jamie MacLennan, ZhaoHui Tang, Bogdan Crivat, Data Mining with Microsoft SQL Server 2008:
  You separate the marbles by color until you have four groups, but then you notice that some of the marbles are regulars, some are shooters, and some are peewees.
A member of a religious order who has taken the three ordinary vows.
One who does not regularly attend a venue.
- 2015, Brian Cook, Hands Across The Sea, page 190:
  There's one neighborhood tavern where the regulars and irregulars go after a hard day to unlax and rewind, throw back a few, and just hang out - you know the one.
A number for each year, giving, added to the concurrents, the number of the day of the week on which the Paschal full moon falls.
A fixed number for each month serving to ascertain the day of the week, or the age of the moon, on the first day of any month.

Synonyms

(routine visitor): frequenter, habitué, patron, usual suspects

Antonyms

non-regular, nonregular

Translations

member of the British Army

routine visitor

Bulgarian: редовен посетител (redoven posetitel)
Catalan: parroquià (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 常客 (zh) (chángkè), 熟客 (zh) (shúkè)
Dutch: stamgast (nl) m
Finnish: vakioasiakas (fi), kanta-asiakas (fi)
French: habitué (fr) m, habituée (fr) f, habitués (fr) m pl, habituées (fr) f pl, régulier (fr) m
German: Stammgast (de) m, Stammgästin f
Hungarian: törzsvendég (hu)
Italian: cliente (it) m or f
Polish: bywalec (pl) m, bywalczyni (pl) f
Russian: клие́нт (ru) m (klijént), клие́нтка (ru) f (klijéntka), завсегда́тай (ru) m (zavsegdátaj)
Spanish: parroquiano (es), casero (es) m, asiduo (es) m
Swedish: stamgäst (sv) c
Welsh: ffyddlon (cy) m

frequent customer

Chinese:
Mandarin: 常客 (zh) (chángkè), 老主顧／老主顾 (zh) (lǎozhǔgù), 熟客 (zh) (shúkè), 回頭客／回头客 (zh) (huítóukè)
Czech: štamgast (cs) m
Danish: stamkunde c
Finnish: vakioasiakas (fi)
French: habitué (fr), régulier (fr)
German: Stammkunde (de) m
Hungarian: rendszeres/visszatérő ügyfél
Malay: please add this translation if you can
Polish: stały klient m, stała klientka f
Swedish: stamkund (sv) c
Thai: please add this translation if you can
Ukrainian: постійний клієнт m (postijnyj klijent), постійна клієнтка f (postijna klijentka)

References

“regular”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
“regular”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Asturian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reɡuˈlaɾ/, [re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Adjective

regular (epicene, plural regulares)

regular
fine, OK, average

Related terms

regularidá

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre, present active infinitive of rēgulō. Compare the doublet reglar, borrowed earlier from the same source.

Verb

regular (first-person singular indicative present regulo, past participle reguláu)

to regulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of regular

person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
infinitive		regular
gerund		regulando
past participle		m reguláu, f regulada, n regulao, m pl regulaos, f pl regulaes
indicative	present	regulo	regules	regula	regulamos	reguláis	regulen
	imperfect	regulaba	regulabes	regulaba	regulábemos, regulábamos	regulabeis, regulabais	regulaben
	preterite	regulé	regulasti, regulesti	reguló	regulemos	regulastis, regulestis	regularon
	pluperfect	regulare, regulara	regulares, regularas	regulare, regulara	reguláremos, reguláramos	regulareis, regularais	regularen, regularan
	future	regularé	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regularéis	regularán
	conditional	regularía	regularíes	regularía	regularíemos, regularíamos	regularíeis, regularíais	regularíen
subjunctive	present	regule	regules, regulas	regule	regulemos	reguléis	regulen, regulan
subjunctive	imperfect	regulare, regulara	regulares, regularas	regulare, regulara	reguláremos, reguláramos	regulareis, regularais	regularen, regularan
imperative		—	regula	—	—	regulái	—

Catalan

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [rə.ɣuˈlar]
IPA^(key): (Balearic) [rə.ɣuˈla]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.ɣuˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ

Adjective

regular m or f (masculine and feminine plural regulars)

regular (having a constant pattern)
Antonym: irregular
normal, average
(geometry) regular (both equilateral and equiangular)
Antonym: irregular

Derived terms

Related terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [rə.ɣuˈla]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.ɣuˈlaɾ]
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulí, past participle regulat)

(transitive) to regulate

Conjugation

Conjugation of regular (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			regular
gerund			regulant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regulat		regulada
		plural		regulats		regulades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	regulo	regules	regula	regulem	reguleu	regulen
	imperfect	regulava	regulaves	regulava	regulàvem	regulàveu	regulaven
	future	regularé	regularàs	regularà	regularem	regulareu	regularan
	preterite	regulí	regulares	regulà	regulàrem	regulàreu	regularen
	conditional	regularia	regularies	regularia	regularíem	regularíeu	regularien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	reguli	regulis	reguli	regulem	reguleu	regulin
	imperfect	regulés	regulessis	regulés	reguléssim	reguléssiu	regulessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	regula	reguli	regulem	reguleu	regulin
	negative (no)	—	no regulis	no reguli	no regulem	no reguleu	no regulin

Derived terms

regulador

Related terms

regulació

Galician

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (standard) /reɡuˈlaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
IPA^(key): (gheada) /reħuˈlaɾ/ [re.ħuˈlaɾ]

Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

Etymology 1

Attested since circa 1300. Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Adjective

regular m or f (plural regulares)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin rēgulō.

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulei, past participle regulado)

to regulate
to tune (an engine)

Conjugation

Conjugation of regular

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	regular
Personal	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularen
Gerund
	regulando
Past participle
Masculine	regulado			regulados
Feminine	regulada			reguladas
Indicative
Present	regulo	regulas	regula	regulamos	regulades	regulan
Imperfect	regulaba	regulabas	regulaba	regulabamos	regulabades	regulaban
Preterite	regulei	regulaches	regulou	regulamos	regulastes	regularon
Pluperfect	regulara	regularas	regulara	regularamos	regularades	regularan
Future	regularei	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regularedes	regularán
Conditional	regularía	regularías	regularía	regulariamos	regulariades	regularían
Subjunctive
Present	regule	regules	regule	regulemos	reguledes	regulen
Imperfect	regulase	regulases	regulase	regulásemos	regulásedes	regulasen
Future	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularen
Imperative
Affirmative		regula	regule	regulemos	regulade	regulen
Negative (non)		non regules	non regule	non regulemos	non reguledes	non regulen

Reintegrated conjugation of regular (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	regular
Personal	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularem
Gerund
	regulando
Past participle
Masculine	regulado			regulados
Feminine	regulada			reguladas
Indicative
Present	regulo	regulas	regula	regulamos	regulades, regulais	regulam
Imperfect	regulava	regulavas	regulava	regulávamos	regulávades, reguláveis, regulávais¹	regulavam
Preterite	regulei	regulaste, regulache¹	regulou	regulamos	regulastes	regulárom, regularam
Pluperfect	regulara	regularas	regulara	reguláramos	regulárades, reguláreis, regulárais¹	regularam
Future	regularei	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regularedes, regulareis	regularám, regularão
Conditional	regularia	regularias	regularia	regularíamos	regularíades, regularíeis, regularíais¹	regulariam
Subjunctive
Present	regule	regules	regule	regulemos	reguledes, reguleis	regulem
Imperfect	regulasse	regulasses	regulasse	regulássemos	regulássedes, regulásseis	regulassem
Future	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularem
Imperative
Affirmative		regula	regule	regulemos	regulade, regulai	regulem
Negative (nom)		nom regules	nom regule	nom regulemos	nom reguledes, nom reguleis	nom regulem

¹Less recommended.

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “regular”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “regular”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “regular”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “regular”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “regular”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [he.ɡuˈlah]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [he.ɡuˈlaɾ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaʁ/ [χe.ɡuˈlaχ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈlaɻ/ [he.ɡuˈlaɻ]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈla.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈla.ɾi]

Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

Adjective

regular m or f (plural regulares, comparable, comparative mais regular, superlative o mais regular or regularíssimo)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin rēgulāre. Compare the doublet regrar, borrowed earlier from the same source.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [he.ɡuˈla(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ɾ)/ [he.ɡuˈla(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ʁ)/ [χe.ɡuˈla(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.ɡuˈla(ɻ)/ [he.ɡuˈla(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈlaɾ/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈlaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.ɡuˈla.ɾi/ [ʁɨ.ɣuˈla.ɾi]

Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulei, past participle regulado)

to regulate
to tune (an engine)
to set (a watch, clock)

Conjugation

Conjugation of regular (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	regular
Personal	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularem
Gerund
	regulando
Past participle
Masculine	regulado			regulados
Feminine	regulada			reguladas
Indicative
Present	regulo	regulas	regula	regulamos	regulais	regulam
Imperfect	regulava	regulavas	regulava	regulávamos	reguláveis	regulavam
Preterite	regulei	regulaste	regulou	regulamos¹, regulámos²	regulastes	regularam
Pluperfect	regulara	regularas	regulara	reguláramos	reguláreis	regularam
Future	regularei	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regulareis	regularão
Conditional	regularia	regularias	regularia	regularíamos	regularíeis	regulariam
Subjunctive
Present	regule	regules	regule	regulemos	reguleis	regulem
Imperfect	regulasse	regulasses	regulasse	regulássemos	regulásseis	regulassem
Future	regular	regulares	regular	regularmos	regulardes	regularem
Imperative
Affirmative		regula	regule	regulemos	regulai	regulem
Negative (não)		não regules	não regule	não regulemos	não reguleis	não regulem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

regulável

Related terms

Romanian

Alternative forms

регулар (regular) — post-1930s Cyrillic spelling

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēgulāris. By surface analysis, regulă +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /re.ɡuˈlar/
Rhymes: -ar
Hyphenation: re‧gu‧lar

Adjective

regular m or n (feminine singular regulară, masculine plural regulari, feminine and neuter plural regulare)

regular

Declension

Declension of regular

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	regular		regulară	regulari	regulare
nominative/ accusative	definite	regularul		regulara	regularii	regularele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	regular		regulare	regulari	regulare
genitive/ dative	definite	regularului		regularei	regularilor	regularelor

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reɡuˈlaɾ/ [re.ɣ̞uˈlaɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file)
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: re‧gu‧lar

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin rēgulāris.

Adjective

regular m or f (masculine and feminine plural regulares)

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin rēgulāre.

Verb

regular (first-person singular present regulo, first-person singular preterite regulé, past participle regulado)

to regulate
to control
to adjust
to put in order

Conjugation

Conjugation of regular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			regular
gerund			regulando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		regulado		regulada
		plural		regulados		reguladas
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	regulo	regulas^{^tú} regulás^{^vos}	regula	regulamos	reguláis	regulan
	imperfect	regulaba	regulabas	regulaba	regulábamos	regulabais	regulaban
	preterite	regulé	regulaste	reguló	regulamos	regulasteis	regularon
	future	regularé	regularás	regulará	regularemos	regularéis	regularán
	conditional	regularía	regularías	regularía	regularíamos	regularíais	regularían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	regule	regules^{^tú} regulés^{^vos²}	regule	regulemos	reguléis	regulen
	imperfect (ra)	regulara	regularas	regulara	reguláramos	regularais	regularan
	imperfect (se)	regulase	regulases	regulase	regulásemos	regulaseis	regulasen
	future¹	regulare	regulares	regulare	reguláremos	regulareis	regularen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		regula^{^tú} regulá^{^vos}	regule	regulemos	regulad	regulen
	negative		no regules	no regule	no regulemos	no reguléis	no regulen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of regular

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive regular
	dative	regularme	regularte	regularle, regularse	regularnos	regularos	regularles, regularse
	accusative	regularme	regularte	regularlo, regularla, regularse	regularnos	regularos	regularlos, regularlas, regularse

with gerund regulando
	dative	regulándome	regulándote	regulándole, regulándose	regulándonos	regulándoos	regulándoles, regulándose
	accusative	regulándome	regulándote	regulándolo, regulándola, regulándose	regulándonos	regulándoos	regulándolos, regulándolas, regulándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative regula
	dative	regúlame	regúlate	regúlale	regúlanos	not used	regúlales
	accusative	regúlame	regúlate	regúlalo, regúlala	regúlanos	not used	regúlalos, regúlalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative regulá
	dative	regulame	regulate	regulale	regulanos	not used	regulales
	accusative	regulame	regulate	regulalo, regulala	regulanos	not used	regulalos, regulalas

with formal second-person singular imperative regule
	dative	regúleme	not used	regúlele, regúlese	regúlenos	not used	regúleles
	accusative	regúleme	not used	regúlelo, regúlela, regúlese	regúlenos	not used	regúlelos, regúlelas

with first-person plural imperative regulemos
	dative	not used	regulémoste	regulémosle	regulémonos	regulémoos	regulémosles
	accusative	not used	regulémoste	regulémoslo, regulémosla	regulémonos	regulémoos	regulémoslos, regulémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative regulad
	dative	reguladme	not used	reguladle	reguladnos	regulaos	reguladles
	accusative	reguladme	not used	reguladlo, reguladla	reguladnos	regulaos	reguladlos, reguladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative regulen
	dative	regúlenme	not used	regúlenle	regúlennos	not used	regúlenles, regúlense
	accusative	regúlenme	not used	regúlenlo, regúlenla	regúlennos	not used	regúlenlos, regúlenlas, regúlense

regular

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