English

Pronunciation

• An audio transcript can be found at En-us-ruler.ogg
• (Received Pronunciation|UK) IPA: /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)/,
• (General American|US) IPA: /ˈɹuːlɚ/,
• : Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-uːlə(r)|-uːlə(r)

Etymology

Noun

Image:Righello.jpg|thumb|200px|a ruler (1)

1. A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement, a rule, a straightedge with markings, a measure
2. A leader of a nation, one who rules

Translations

• Catalan: regla
• Chinese: 尺 (chǐ), 直尺 (zhí chǐ)
• Croatian: {{t-|hr|ravnalo|n}}
• Czech: {{t-|cs|pravítko|n}}
• Dutch: meetlat
• Finnish:
• French: {{t+|fr|règle|f}}
• German:
• Greek: {{t+|el|κανών|m|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|χάρακας|m|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|υποδεκάμετρο|n|sc=Grek}}, {{t+|el|ρίγα|f|sc=Grek}}
• Hebrew: {{t+|he|סרגל|m|sc=Hebr}}
• Italian: righello

• Japanese: 定規 (じょうぎ, jōgi)
• Maltese: {{t-|mt|riga|f|xs=Maltese}}
• Polish: linijka
• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|régua|f}}
• Russian: {{t+|ru|линейка|f|tr=linéjka|sc=Cyrl}}
• Serbian: crtalo , ravnalo
• Spanish: {{t+|es|regla|f}}
• Swedish: linjal

• Catalan: líder, governant
• Croatian: {{t-|hr|vođa|f}}
• Czech: {{t-|cs|vládce|m}}
• Finnish:
• German: {{t+|de|Herrscher|m}}
• Greek: άρχοντας , αρχόντισσα , κυβερνήτης
• Hebrew: מנהיג ,שליט
• Hungarian:

• Nahuatl: tecutli
• Portuguese: {{t+|pt|governante|m}}
• Russian: вождь (vožd’)
• Spanish: gobernante
• Swedish: härskare , ledare

Category:Stationery

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