Regal

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See also: regal, regał, regál, and régal

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁeˈɡaːl/
  • Rhymes: -aːl
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Etymology 1

Bücherregale

Of unknown origin. Perhaps derived from Middle Low German riōle or reōle (“rack, frame, ditch”).[1] Compare Dutch regel. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the form Regal existed alongside the form Real.

Noun

Regal n (strong, genitive Regales or Regals, plural Regale)

  1. shelf, shelving, rack, bookcase
    Synonyms: Bord, Gestell
Declension
Declension of Regal
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Regal die Regale
genitive eines des Regales, Regals der Regale
dative einem dem Regal, Regale1 den Regalen
accusative ein das Regal die Regale

1Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin regalia.

Noun

Regal n (strong, genitive Regales or Regals, plural Regalien)

  1. a right/privilege of a sovereign state or ruler; (in the plural) regalia
    Wichtige Regalien waren das Recht auf Besetzung der Bischofsämter und das Recht zur Erbauung von Pfalzen.
    Important privileges were the right of appointing the bishops, and the right to the building of palaces.

References

  1. ^ "reōle", koeblergerhard.de

Further reading

  • “Regal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “Regal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • Regal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
  • “Regal” in Duden online
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