reyna

See also: Reyna and røyna

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾejna/, [ˈɾeɪ̯.n̪a]
• Hyphenation: rey‧na

Noun

réyna (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜌ᜔ᜈ)

1. queen

   Coordinate term: hadi

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈrej.nə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [ˈrej.na]

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈreiːna/

  Rhymes: -eiːna

Verb

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

1. to try, attempt
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

Synonyms

• (to try): leitast við

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raunijaną. Compare Proto-Norse ᚱᚨᚢᚾᛁᛃᚨᛉ (raunijaʀ, “tester; spear name”), direct ancestor of reynir.

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

Related terms

• raun f (“test, trial; experience”)
• reynir (“tester; friend”)

Descendants

• Icelandic: reyna
• Faroese: royna
• Norwegian Nynorsk: røyna, røyne
  • → Norwegian Bokmål: røyne
• Old Swedish: røna
  • Swedish: röna, utröna
• Old Danish: røne, rønne
  • Danish: rønne

References

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

Anagrams

• eyrna

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna, from rēx (“king”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈina/

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 […]

Related terms

• rey (“king”)

Descendants

• Spanish: reina (see there for further descendants)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish reina (“queen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾejna/, [ˈɾɛɪ̯.nɐ]
• Hyphenation: rey‧na

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):

• (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

• magreyna
• pagrereyna
• reyna-reynahan

 

Related terms

• abeha reyna
• Reyna

 

See also

• datu
• ladya
• lakan
• monarka
• prinsesa
• prinsipe
• raha
• sultan
• sultana

 

Further reading

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