raíña

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See also: raina and Raina

Galician

Rúa da Raíña ("Queen's street"), Santiago de Compostela

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Portuguese rainha.

Alternative forms

Noun

raíña f (plural raíñas)

  1. queen
    Synonym: soberana
  2. chess queen
    Synonym: dama
Related terms

See also

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
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rei dama, raíña torre, roque alfil cabalo peón

Etymology 2

From raia (line), ultimately from Latin radius (ray of light; rod).

Alternative forms

Noun

raíña f (plural raíñas)

  1. a sunny moment in a rainy day
    Synonyms: raeira, raiola
  2. hopscotch court

References

  • rayna” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • rayna” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • raíña” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.