rea

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Translingual

Symbol

rea

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Rerau.

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English

Noun

rea (plural reas)

  1. Alternative form of rei

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Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

rea f (plural rees)

  1. female equivalent of reu

Adjective

rea

  1. feminine singular of reu

Estonian

Noun

rea

  1. genitive singular of rida

Galician

Etymology

Related to riola.

Pronunciation

Noun

rea f (plural reas)

  1. row
    Synonyms: fila, ringleira, riola
    • 1928, Avelino Gómez Ledo, Borreas:
      pola aldea espallabanse as notas das campás que chamaban ás xentes aldeás pra compañar o Viáteco; unha rea de mulleres e d'homes corretea por carreiros e atallos a compás
      along the hamlet, the bells' notes spread, calling the peasants to accompany the viaticum; a row of women and men go along roads and cutoffs steadily

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Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.a/
  • Rhymes: -ɛa
  • Hyphenation: rè‧a

Adjective

rea

  1. feminine singular of reo

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Japanese

Romanization

rea

  1. Rōmaji transcription of レア

Latin

Etymology

See reus (accused, guilty).

Pronunciation

Noun

rea f (genitive reae); first declension

  1. defendant, accused
  2. (archaic) plaintiff

Declension

First-declension noun.

References

  • rea”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • rea”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • rea in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) to strike a person's name off the list of the accused: eximere de reis aliquem

Manx

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From Old Irish reithe (ram).

Noun

rea m (genitive singular rea, plural reaghyn)

  1. male sheep, ram, tup
    Cha row rea lhean lheeah rieau roauyr.
    A wide grey ram was never fat.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Old Irish réid (level, smooth), from Proto-Celtic *reidis.

Adjective

rea

  1. even, flat, level
  2. smooth, sleek
  3. horizontal
  4. plain, facile
  5. clear (as water)
  6. steady, easy of manner
  7. regular, continuous
Derived terms
  • neurea (lumpy, rough, scraggy; entangled; uneven)

Romanian

Pronunciation

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Adjective

rea

  1. nominative/accusative feminine singular of rău

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrea/
  • Rhymes: -ea
  • Syllabification: re‧a

Noun

rea f (plural reas)

  1. female equivalent of reo

Adjective

rea f

  1. feminine singular of reo

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

rea (n class, plural rea)

  1. Alternative form of ree

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Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
ree, rea, rei mbili tatu nne tano sita saba
nane tisa kumi ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha jokari

Swedish

Bokrea (book sale).

Etymology 1

Clipping of realisation.

Noun

rea c

  1. a sale (sale of goods at reduced prices); short for realisation
Declension
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Etymology 2

Clipping of realisera.

Verb

rea (present rear, preterite reade, supine reat, imperative rea)

  1. to sell (something) at a reduced price (during a sale)
Conjugation

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