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Greek
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
From Koine Greek ὠρέ (ōré), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós). Doublet of βρε (vre) and μωρέ (moré).
Interjection
ρε • (re)
- (colloquial, informal) hey, eh, dude (informal address to a friend or acquaintance, usually male)
Ρε Γιάννη, τι γίνεται εκεί πέρα; Ακούω φωνές.- Re Giánni, ti gínetai ekeí péra? Akoúo fonés.
- Hey Gianni, what's going on over there? I can hear shouting.
Έλα ρε, μη λες τέτοια!- Éla re, mi les tétoia!
- Come on, dude, don't say stuff like that!
- (colloquial, informal, offensive) you, blud (informal address to strangers and unfamiliar people to deliberately offend)
Φύγε από δω, ρε αλήτη.- Fýge apó do, re alíti.
- Get out of here, you bum.
Ξέρεις ποιος είμαι εγώ, ρε;- Xéreis poios eímai egó, re;
- Do you know who I am, bud?
- (colloquial, informal) jeez, gosh, yikes, my (expressing surprise or bewilderment)
Αχ ρε τι πάθαμε.- Ach re ti páthame.
- Oh jeez, look what happened to us.
Ρε, τον φουκαρά!- Re, ton foukará!
- Gosh, the poor wretch!
Related terms
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian re.
Noun
ρε • (re) n (indeclinable)
- (music) re (second note in the tonic sol-fa or solfège scale)
- (music) D (second note or supertonic in the C major scale)
- ρε ματζόρε ― re matzóre ― D major
- ρε μινόρε ― re minóre ― D minor
- ρε ύφεση ματζόρε ― re ýfesi matzóre ― D-flat major