ruler

EnglishEdit

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A ruler (measuring device).

EtymologyEdit

From Middle English reuler; equivalent to rule +‎ -er.

PronunciationEdit

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(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹuːlə(ɹ)/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹulɚ/
Rhymes: -uːlə(ɹ)

NounEdit

ruler (plural rulers)

A (usually rigid), flat, rectangular measuring or drawing device with graduations in units of measurement; a straightedge with markings.
A person who rules or governs; someone or something that exercises dominion or controlling power over others.
- 1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 122:
  The carcharhinids are unquestionably the rulers of the seas, because of their abundance, their strength and speed, and their unchallenged position as the number one predators in the marine ecosystem.

Usage notesEdit

In American English, the word "ruler" is often used specifically to refer to such a measuring device that is one foot (12 inches) long. Used in contrast with "yardstick" and "meter stick."

SynonymsEdit

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(measuring instrument): rule

HyponymsEdit

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TranslationsEdit

measuring or drawing device

Afrikaans: liniaal (af), liniale (af) pl
Albanian: vizore (sq) f
Arabic: مِسْطَرَة‎ f (misṭara)
Egyptian Arabic: مسطرة‎ f (masṭara)
Armenian: քանոն (hy) (kʿanon)
Asturian: regla (ast) f
Azerbaijani: xətkeş (az), xətçəkən
Basque: please add this translation if you can
Belarusian: ліне́йка f (linjéjka)
Bengali: মাপনী (mapni)
Bulgarian: лини́йка f (liníjka)
Burmese: မျည်းတံ (myany:tam)
Catalan: regle (ca) m
Central Dusun: tutuku
Chinese:
Mandarin: 直尺 (zh) (zhíchǐ), 尺子 (zh) (chǐzi)
Czech: pravítko (cs) n
Danish: lineal
Dutch: meetlat (nl), liniaal (nl)
Esperanto: liniilo
Estonian: joonlaud
Finnish: viivain (fi), viivoitin (fi)
French: règle (fr) f, latte (fr) f
Galician: regra (gl) f
Georgian: სახაზავი (saxazavi)
German: Lineal (de) n
Greek: χάρακας (el) m (chárakas)
Ancient: κανών m (kanṓn)
Hebrew: סַרְגֵל‎ (he) m (sar'gél)
Hindi: पैमाना (hi) (paimānā)
Hungarian: vonalzó (hu)
Icelandic: reglustika f
Ido: linealo (io)
Indonesian: penggaris (id), mistar (id)
Irish: rialóir m
Italian: righello (it) m
Japanese: 定規 (ja) (じょうぎ, jōgi), 物差し (ものさし, monosashi), ルーラー (rūrā)
Kalmyk: кимзә (kimzä)
Kazakh: сызғыш (kk) (sızğış)
Khmer: បន្ទាត់ (km) (bɑntŏət)
Korean: 자 (ko) (ja)
Kyrgyz: сызгыч (ky) (sızgıç)
Lao: ໄມ້ບັນທັດ (lo) (mai ban that)

Latgalian: linejals m
Latin: rēgula f
Latvian: lineāls (lv) m
Lithuanian: liniuotė f
Lü: ᦺᦙᧉᦶᦑᧅ (may²taek)
Macedonian: ли́нијар m (línijar)
Malay: pembaris
Maltese: riga f
Manchu: ᡱᡳ (cy)
Mongolian: шугам (mn) (šugam)
Navajo: bee ídaʼneelʼąąhí
Nepali: please add this translation if you can
Norman: relle f
Norwegian:
Bokmål: linjal (no) m

Nynorsk: linjal m
Old English: regol m, regolsticca m
Pashto: ختکه‎ f (xatáka), خط کښ‎ m (xat káӽ)
Persian: خط‌کش‎ (xatkeš), خط کش‎ (fa) (xat keš)
Polish: linijka (pl) f
Portuguese: régua (pt) f
Romanian: riglă (ro) f, linie (ro) f
Russian: лине́йка (ru) f (linéjka)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: цртало n, равнало n

Roman: crtalo (sh) n, ravnalo (sh) n
Slovak: pravítko n
Slovene: ravnilo (sl) n
Spanish: regla (es) f
Swahili: masharti (sw)
Swedish: linjal (sv) c
Tagalog: galod
Tajik: хат (tg) (xat), хаткашак (xatkašak)
Tatar: сызгыч (tt) (sızgıç), җәдвәл (cädwäl)
Thai: ไม้บรรทัด (th) (mái-ban-tát)
Tigrinya: መስመር (mäsmär)
Turkish: cetvel (tr)
Turkmen: lineýka
Ukrainian: ліні́йка f (liníjka)
Uzbek: lineyka (uz), chizgʻich (uz)
Vietnamese: thước kẻ (vi), thước (vi)
Welsh: please add this translation if you can

person who rules or governs

Afrikaans: heerser
Albanian: sundimtar (sq) m
Arabic: حَاكِم‎ m (ḥākim)
Egyptian Arabic: حاكم‎ m (ḥakem)
Armenian: տիրակալ (hy) (tirakal)
Azerbaijani: bəy (az)
Bashkir: батша (batša), хаким (xakim)
Bengali: শাসক (śaśôk)
Burmese: အုပ်ချုပ်သောသူ (uphkyupsau:su)
Catalan: líder (ca) m, governant (ca) m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 統治者 (zh), 统治者 (zh) (tǒngzhìzhě)
Czech: vládce (cs) m
Danish: hersker (da)
Dutch: heerser (nl) m
Egyptian:

(ḥqꜣ)
Esperanto: regnestro
Estonian: riigivalitseja
Finnish: hallitsija (fi)
French: dirigeant (fr) m, chef (fr) m
Georgian: მმართველი (mmartveli)
German: Herrscher (de) m
Greek: κυβερνήτης (el) m (kyvernítis)
Ancient: ἄρχων m (árkhōn), ἡγεμών m (hēgemṓn), ἀρχός m (arkhós)
Haitian Creole: chèf
Hebrew: מַנְהִיג‎ (he) m (manhíg), שַׁלִּיט‎ m (shálit)
Hindi: शासक (hi) m (śāsak)
Hungarian: uralkodó (hu)
Indonesian: penguasa (id)
Irish: rialtóir m

Italian: sovrano (it) m
Japanese: 支配者 (しはいしゃ, shihaisha), 知事 (ちじ, chiji), 統治者 (とうちしゃ, tōchisha)
Korean: 통치자 (ko) (tongchija)
Latgalian: vaļdinīks m
Latin: tyrannus m
Latvian: valdnieks m
Lithuanian: valdovas m
Malay: pemerintah
Mongolian: захирагч (mn) (zahiragč)
Nahuatl: tecutli
Norwegian:
Bokmål: hersker (no) m, makthaver (no) m

Nynorsk: herskar m, makthavar m
Old Prussian: rikīs m
Old Turkic: 𐰴𐰍𐰣‎ (qaɣan)
Persian: حاکم‎ (fa) (hâkem), حکمران‎ (fa) (hokmrân)
Polish: władca (pl) m
Portuguese: governante (pt) m
Romanian: guvernant (ro) m, domnitor (ro) m
Russian: государь (ru) m (gosudarʹ)
Sanskrit: अधिप (sa) m (adhipa)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: вла̀да̄р m

Roman: vlàdār (sh) m
Spanish: gobernante (es)
Swedish: härskare (sv) c, ledare (sv) c
Tagalog: naghahari
Tajik: please add this translation if you can
Telugu: అధికారి (te) (adhikāri)
Turkish: hükümdar (tr)
Ukrainian: прави́тель (uk) m (pravýtelʹ)

a female person who rules or governs

Afrikaans: heersers
Danish: herskerinde c
Dutch: heerseres (nl) f
Hungarian: uralkodónő
Latgalian: vaļdineica f
Latvian: valdniece f
Lithuanian: valdovė f

Polish: władczyni (pl) f
Russian: государыня (ru) f (gosudarynja)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: вођа f

Roman: vođa (sh) f
Swedish: härskarinna (sv) c
Ukrainian: прави́телька (uk) f (pravýtelʹka)

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