reina

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See also: Reina, rèina, reiná, reíña, and reïna

Asturian

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Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (plural reines)

  1. queen
  2. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei dama, reina torre alfil caballu peón

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan reïna (with a shift in stress), from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

Noun

reina f (plural reines)

  1. queen
  2. (chess) queen
  3. (endearing) darling

Derived terms

See also

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

References

Galician

Verb

reina

  1. inflection of reinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /reˈi.na/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Hyphenation: re‧ì‧na

Etymology 1

From New Latin Rheum (genus of plants that includes rhubarb) +‎ -ina, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”). The acid is derived from anthraquinone, present in rhubarb leaves.[1]

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

  1. (botany) knotweed, smartweed (Polygonaceae plants including rhubarb)
  2. (organic chemistry) carboxyl acid

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin regīna.

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

  1. (archaic or poetic) queen

Etymology 3

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

  1. (ichthyology, regional, Tuscan) carp (Cyprinus carpio)

References

  1. ^ reina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

Anagrams

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (oblique plural reinas, nominative singular reina, nominative plural reinas)

  1. queen (female monarch)

Descendants

  • Occitan: reina

References

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish reina.

Noun

reina

  1. queen

Portuguese

Verb

reina

  1. inflection of reinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Sardinian

Noun

reina f (plural reinas)

  1. queen
    Coordinate term: re
  2. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Sardinian · petzos de is iscacos (layout · text)
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re reina turre alfiere caddu peone

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish reyna (with a shift in stress), from Latin rēgīna. Compare Italian regina and Portuguese rainha.

Noun

reina f (plural reinas)

  1. queen
  2. (chess) queen
    Synonym: dama
  3. (card games) queen
  4. (checkers) king
    Synonym: dama
Derived terms
Descendants
See also
Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rey dama, reina torre, roque alfil caballo peón
Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as dos tres cuatro cinco seis siete
ocho nueve diez sota reina rey comodín

Etymology 2

Verb

reina

  1. inflection of reinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Anagrams

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