rei

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See also: Rei, rèi, réi, reí, Réi, and re'i

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Incorrect back-formation of Portuguese plural réis. The correct singular is real.

Noun

rei (plural reis)

  1. (nonstandard or obsolete) A Portuguese real

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References

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

Akin to Spanish rey, from Latin rex.

Noun

rei

  1. king

Asturian

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Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

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Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan rei, reig, from Latin rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)

  1. king
  2. (chess) king
  3. (endearing) darling, sport (name given to a male child or friend)

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei reina, dama torre alfil cavall peó

Chuukese

Etymology

re- +‎ -(e)i

Preposition

rei

  1. with me

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rei, from Picard rey, from Old French raie, roie. Cognate to German Reigen, English ray.

Pronunciation

Noun

rei m (plural reien, diminutive reitje n)

  1. circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant

Synonyms

References

Galician

King Miro, Suevic king of Galicia, and Saint Martin of Braga

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”). Compare Portuguese and Fala rei.

Pronunciation

Noun

rei m (plural reis or reises, feminine raíña, feminine plural raíñas)

  1. king
  2. (chess) king

Usage notes

In archaic or very formal usage, the definite form (“the King”) may be expressed as el rei instead of o rei.

Related terms

See also

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei dama, raíña torre, roque alfil cabalo peón

References

  • “rei” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “rei” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “rei” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi
  • Hyphenation: rè‧i

Adjective

rei

  1. masculine plural of reo

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

rei

  1. Rōmaji transcription of れい
  2. Rōmaji transcription of レイ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese rei.

Noun

rei

  1. king
  2. red squirrelfish, Sargocentron hastatum

References

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

Ladin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin rēte.

Noun

rei f (plural reies)

  1. net
  2. network

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

reī f

  1. genitive/dative singular of rēs

Etymology 2

Noun

reī m

  1. inflection of reus:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural

Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rei m

  1. king

References

Luxembourgish

Verb

rei

  1. second-person singular imperative of reien

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

rei

  1. simple past of ri
  2. simple past of ride

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Old Norse reið, Proto-Germanic *raidō. Doublet of raide.

Noun

rei f (definite singular reia, indefinite plural reier, definite plural reiene)

  1. (archaic or poetic) ride, riding
  2. (folklore) a flock of wights
  3. Alternative form of red m
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rei

  1. past tense of ri

References

Anagrams

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan rei, from Latin rex (“king”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Derived terms

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Dialectal variants

Old French

Noun

rei oblique singular, m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of roi
    • 13th century, Herman de Valenciennes, Assomption Nostre Dame, page 6, column 2, line 26:
      li trei rei t'aourent d'estrange regiun
      the three kings from a strange land worshipped you

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Pronunciation

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reinha, feminine plural reinhas)

  1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)
    • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 221 (facsimile):
      Como ſanta maria guareceu en Onna al Rei don fernando quand era menỹo dũa grand enfermidade q̇ auia.
      How Holy Mary cured King Ferdinand in Oña of a great sickness that he had when he was a child.
    • 1261, A. Martínez Salazar, editor, Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI, A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 33:
      Auos Joã Perez de Salto Juiz del Rey na terra de Pruços. ea uos Roy Martijz meu merino de Nendos et de Pruços. ea uos Pedro Suarez de Betanços saude et graça. sabades que eu receby carta del Rey aque uos enuyo ensarrada éésta mya et mandouos que Logo enpresente ueyades esta carta del Rey et que cumprades todalas cousas que éénla manda
      To you, Xoán Pérez de Salto, King's judge in the land of Pruzos; and to you, Roi Martís, my official in Nendos and Pruzos; and to you, Pedro Suárez de Betanzos; health and grace.
      You must know that I have received a letter of the King, which I send to you enclosed in this one of mine, and I order you to promptly watch this letter of the King and to accomplish everything ordered in it

Usage notes

This word was usually preceded by the definite article el, instead of o, when in reference to the respective ruling kings in both Galicia and Portugal.

Related terms

Descendants

  • Fala: rei
  • Galician: rei
  • Portuguese: rei (see there for further descendants)

See also

Further reading

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

  1. king (male monarch)

Coordinate terms

Descendants

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese rei.

Noun

rei

  1. king

Polish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi
  • Syllabification: re‧i

Noun

rei

  1. inflection of reja:
    1. genitive/dative/locative singular
    2. genitive plural

Portuguese

rei

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”). Compare Galician and Fala rei.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: rei
  • Audio (Brazil)(file)
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Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine rainha, feminine plural rainhas)

  1. king (monarch)
  2. (chess, card games) king

Usage notes

In archaic usage, the definite form (“the king”) may be expressed as el-rei instead of o rei.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rei.

Descendants

  • Angolar: alê
  • Annobonese: alé
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
  • Kabuverdianu: rei
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
  • Kristang: re
  • Papiamentu: rei, Arei
  • Principense: arê
  • Sãotomense: alê

See also

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, curinga

Rapa Nui

Noun

rei

  1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

Derived terms

Swahili

Pronunciation

Noun

rei (n class, plural rei)

  1. Alternative form of ree

See also

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

Ternate

Pronunciation

Verb

rei

  1. (stative) to be lined up

Conjugation

Conjugation of rei
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st torei forei mirei
2nd norei nirei
3rd Masculine orei irei, yorei†
Feminine morei
Neuter irei
† - archaic

References

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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