reyna

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See also: Reyna and røyna

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾejna/
  • Hyphenation: rey‧na

Noun

réyna (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜌ᜔ᜈ)

  1. queen
    Coordinate term: hadi

Catalan

Pronunciation

Noun

reyna f (plural reynes)

  1. Obsolete spelling of reina (“queen”).
    • 1906, Emili Vilanova i March, Gent de casa, page 36:
      — Bésam lo peu; — li contesta la seva dòna alsantse y anantsen al seu quarto ab tota la magestat d'una reyna agraviada.
      "Kiss my foot," his wife replies, rising and going to her room with all the majesty of an insulted queen.

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse reyna.

Pronunciation

Verb

reyna (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative reyndi, supine reynt)

  1. to try, attempt
    Synonym: leitast við
  2. to experience

Conjugation

reyna — active voice (germynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að reyna
supine
(sagnbót) 		reynt
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		reynandi
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég reyni við reynum present
(nútíð) 		ég reyni við reynum
þú reynir þið reynið þú reynir þið reynið
hann, hún, það reynir þeir, þær, þau reyna hann, hún, það reyni þeir, þær, þau reyni
past
(þátíð) 		ég reyndi við reyndum past
(þátíð) 		ég reyndi við reyndum
þú reyndir þið reynduð þú reyndir þið reynduð
hann, hún, það reyndi þeir, þær, þau reyndu hann, hún, það reyndi þeir, þær, þau reyndu
imperative
(boðháttur) 		reyn (þú) reynið (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
reyndu reyniði *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
reynast — mediopassive voice (miðmynd)
infinitive
(nafnháttur) 		að reynast
supine
(sagnbót) 		reynst
present participle
(lýsingarháttur nútíðar) 		reynandist **
** the mediopassive present participle is extremely rare and normally not used; it is never used attributively or predicatively, only for explicatory subclauses
indicative
(framsöguháttur) 		subjunctive
(viðtengingarháttur)
present
(nútíð) 		ég reynist við reynumst present
(nútíð) 		ég reynist við reynumst
þú reynist þið reynist þú reynist þið reynist
hann, hún, það reynist þeir, þær, þau reynast hann, hún, það reynist þeir, þær, þau reynist
past
(þátíð) 		ég reyndist við reyndumst past
(þátíð) 		ég reyndist við reyndumst
þú reyndist þið reyndust þú reyndist þið reyndust
hann, hún, það reyndist þeir, þær, þau reyndust hann, hún, það reyndist þeir, þær, þau reyndust
imperative
(boðháttur) 		reynst (þú) reynist (þið)
Forms with appended personal pronoun
reynstu reynisti *
* Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.
reyndur — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)
strong declension
(sterk beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		reyndur reynd reynt reyndir reyndar reynd
accusative
(þolfall) 		reyndan reynda reynt reynda reyndar reynd
dative
(þágufall) 		reyndum reyndri reyndu reyndum reyndum reyndum
genitive
(eignarfall) 		reynds reyndrar reynds reyndra reyndra reyndra
weak declension
(veik beyging) 		singular (eintala) plural (fleirtala)
masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn) 		masculine
(karlkyn) 		feminine
(kvenkyn) 		neuter
(hvorugkyn)
nominative
(nefnifall) 		reyndi reynda reynda reyndu reyndu reyndu
accusative
(þolfall) 		reynda reyndu reynda reyndu reyndu reyndu
dative
(þágufall) 		reynda reyndu reynda reyndu reyndu reyndu
genitive
(eignarfall) 		reynda reyndu reynda reyndu reyndu reyndu

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Norse *ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᚾ (*raunijan), from Proto-Germanic *raunijaną. Compare reynir (“tester”) (inherited from Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᛉ (raunijaʀ, “Tester”, name of a spear)).

Verb

reyna (singular past indicative reyndi, plural past indicative reyndu, past participle reyndr)

  1. to try (out), prove
  2. to experience

Conjugation

Conjugation of reyna — active (weak class 1)
infinitive reyna
present participle reynandi
past participle reyndr
indicative present past
1st-person singular reyni reynda
2nd-person singular reynir reyndir
3rd-person singular reynir reyndi
1st-person plural reynum reyndum
2nd-person plural reynið reynduð
3rd-person plural reyna reyndu
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular reyna reynda
2nd-person singular reynir reyndir
3rd-person singular reyni reyndi
1st-person plural reynim reyndim
2nd-person plural reynið reyndið
3rd-person plural reyni reyndi
imperative present
2nd-person singular reyn, reyni
1st-person plural reynum
2nd-person plural reynið
Conjugation of reyna — mediopassive (weak class 1)
infinitive reynask
present participle reynandisk
past participle reynzk
indicative present past
1st-person singular reynumk reyndumk
2nd-person singular reynisk reyndisk
3rd-person singular reynisk reyndisk
1st-person plural reynumsk reyndumsk
2nd-person plural reynizk reynduzk
3rd-person plural reynask reyndusk
subjunctive present past
1st-person singular reynumk reyndumk
2nd-person singular reynisk reyndisk
3rd-person singular reynisk reyndisk
1st-person plural reynimsk reyndimsk
2nd-person plural reynizk reyndizk
3rd-person plural reynisk reyndisk
imperative present
2nd-person singular reynsk, reynisk
1st-person plural reynumsk
2nd-person plural reynizk
  • raun f (“test, trial; experience”)
  • reynd f (“experience”)
  • reynsla f (“experience”)
  • reynir m (“tester; friend”)

Descendants

References

  • “reyna”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press

Anagrams

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna, from rēx (“king”).

Pronunciation

Noun

reyna f (plural reynas)

  1. queen
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 82v:
      Alli delãt gazar baptizo ſãt felip al rẏc õe q̃ era de cãdace la reẏna. ⁊ el era de ethiopia e veno a iħrꝉm al tenple orar. […]
      There, before Gaza, Saint Philip baptized the rich man who was of Candace, the queen. He was from Ethiopia and had come to Jerusalem to pray at the temple.
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 1v:
      […] quiſo dios que uinieſſe a manos del noble Rey don alfonſo fijo del muy noble Rey don ferrando ⁊ dela reyna donna beatriz […]
      God wanted it to come to the hands of the noble king don Alfonso, son of the very noble king don Ferdinand and the queen, lady Beatrice
  • rey (“king”)

Descendants

  • Spanish: reina (see there for further descendants)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reina (“queen”), from Old Spanish reyna, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Cebuano rayna and Maranao raina.

Pronunciation

Noun

reyna (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜌ᜔ᜈ)

  1. queen; queen consort (wife of a king)
    Synonym: (neologism) hariginang
  2. queen; female monarch
    Synonyms: haribini, (obsolete) haring babae
  3. (by extension) important woman in an event (such as in a festival, party, etc.)
  4. (card games) queen
  5. (chess) queen
  6. (biology) queen (reproductive female insect in a hive)
  7. (colloquial) effeminate man

Coordinate terms

  • (queen consort; female monarch): hari
  • (chesspiece):
Chess pieces in Tagalog · mga piyesa sa ahedres (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
hari reyna tore obispo/alpil kabayo peon
  • (playing card):
Playing cards in Tagalog · baraha (layout · text)
alas dos tres kuwatro singko seis siyete
otso nuwebe diyes kabayo, sota reyna hari diyoker, payaso

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

  • “reyna”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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