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Catalan
Pronunciation
Verb
regia
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of regir
Italian
Etymology 1
Pronunciation
Noun
regia f (plural regie)
- (film) direction
- (theater, television, etc.) direction, production
- organization, direction
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
Adjective
regia
- feminine singular of regio
Noun
regia f (plural regie)
- Alternative form of reggia
References
Further reading
- regia in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- regia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- regia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- regìa, règia in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- regìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Substantive noun from an ellipsis of the collocative term domus regia ("royal home/dwelling/abode"), itself from domus (“house, home, abode, dwelling”) and rēgius (“of or pertaining to a king; regal, royal”). Compare origin of Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ, “basilica”), from Byzantine Greek term βασιλική στοά (basilikḗ stoá, “royal building”).
Noun
rēgia f (genitive rēgiae); first declension
- a royal palace, castle, fortress, residence; court; kingship
- the royal tent in a camp
- a royal city, capital
- a roofed colonnade, portico, hall
- the central entrance to a theatre
Declension
First-declension noun.
Descendants
Etymology 2
Inflected form of rēgius (“of or pertaining to a king; regal, royal”).
Adjective
rēgia
- inflection of rēgius:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
rēgiā
- ablative feminine singular of rēgius
Derived terms
References
- “regia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “regia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- regia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- regia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “regia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “regia”, in Samuel Ball Platner (1929) Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press
- “regia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “regia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: re‧gi‧a
Verb
regia
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of reger
Anagrams
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrexja/
- Rhymes: -exja
- Syllabification: re‧gia
Adjective
regia
- feminine singular of regio