ρήγας
See also: ρήγα
Greek edit
Etymology edit
From Koine Greek ῥήξ (rhḗx, “king”), from Latin rēx (“king”).
The second meaning is a semantic loan from Italian re.[1]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ρήγας • (rígas) m (plural ρηγάδες, feminine ρήγισσα)
- king in fairy tales
- (card games) king in a pack of playing cards
- Synonym: παπάς m (papás)
Declension edit
declension of ρήγας
Descendants edit
References edit
- ^ ρήγας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
- ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rig”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 371