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ре́и
 
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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [rʲej]
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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Dutch ra.

Alternative forms

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Noun

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рей (rejm inan (genitive ре́я, nominative plural ре́и, genitive plural ре́ев)

  1. yard, a crossways-mast on a ship
Declension
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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рей (rej)

  1. second-person singular imperative imperfective of ре́ять (réjatʹ)

References

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  • Vasmer, Max (1964–1973) “рей”, in Oleg Trubachyov, transl., Этимологический словарь русского языка [Etymological Dictionary of the Russian Language] (in Russian), Moscow: Progress

Etymology 3

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Noun

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рей (rejf inan pl

  1. genitive plural of ре́я (réja)