rege

See also: reĝe

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eːɣə

Verb

rege

1. (dated or formal) singular past subjunctive of rijgen

Anagrams

• reeg

German

Etymology

From the verb regen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁeːɡə/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: re‧ge

Adjective

rege (strong nominative masculine singular reger, comparative reger, superlative am regesten)

1. brisk, lively

   Synonyms: munter, lebhaft

   Antonyms: müde, matt, schlapp

Declension

Positive forms of rege

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist rege	sie ist rege	es ist rege	sie sind rege
strong declension (without article)	nominative	reger	rege	reges	rege
	genitive	regen	reger	regen	reger
	dative	regem	reger	regem	regen
	accusative	regen	rege	reges	rege
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der rege	die rege	das rege	die regen
	genitive	des regen	der regen	des regen	der regen
	dative	dem regen	der regen	dem regen	den regen
	accusative	den regen	die rege	das rege	die regen
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein reger	eine rege	ein reges	(keine) regen
	genitive	eines regen	einer regen	eines regen	(keiner) regen
	dative	einem regen	einer regen	einem regen	(keinen) regen
	accusative	einen regen	eine rege	ein reges	(keine) regen

Comparative forms of rege

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist reger	sie ist reger	es ist reger	sie sind reger
strong declension (without article)	nominative	regerer	regere	regeres	regere
	genitive	regeren	regerer	regeren	regerer
	dative	regerem	regerer	regerem	regeren
	accusative	regeren	regere	regeres	regere
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der regere	die regere	das regere	die regeren
	genitive	des regeren	der regeren	des regeren	der regeren
	dative	dem regeren	der regeren	dem regeren	den regeren
	accusative	den regeren	die regere	das regere	die regeren
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein regerer	eine regere	ein regeres	(keine) regeren
	genitive	eines regeren	einer regeren	eines regeren	(keiner) regeren
	dative	einem regeren	einer regeren	einem regeren	(keinen) regeren
	accusative	einen regeren	eine regere	ein regeres	(keine) regeren

Superlative forms of rege

number & gender		singular			plural
		masculine	feminine	neuter
predicative		er ist am regesten	sie ist am regesten	es ist am regesten	sie sind am regesten
strong declension (without article)	nominative	regester	regeste	regestes	regeste
	genitive	regesten	regester	regesten	regester
	dative	regestem	regester	regestem	regesten
	accusative	regesten	regeste	regestes	regeste
weak declension (with definite article)	nominative	der regeste	die regeste	das regeste	die regesten
	genitive	des regesten	der regesten	des regesten	der regesten
	dative	dem regesten	der regesten	dem regesten	den regesten
	accusative	den regesten	die regeste	das regeste	die regesten
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	ein regester	eine regeste	ein regestes	(keine) regesten
	genitive	eines regesten	einer regesten	eines regesten	(keiner) regesten
	dative	einem regesten	einer regesten	einem regesten	(keinen) regesten
	accusative	einen regesten	eine regeste	ein regestes	(keine) regesten

Related terms

• angeregt
• anregend

Verb

rege

1. form of regen

Further reading

• “rege” in Duden online
• “rege” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrɛɡɛ]
• Hyphenation: re‧ge
• Rhymes: -ɡɛ

Noun

rege (plural regék)

1. myth, tale, saga, legend

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, front unrounded harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	rege	regék
accusative	regét	regéket
dative	regének	regéknek
instrumental	regével	regékkel
causal-final	regéért	regékért
translative	regévé	regékké
terminative	regéig	regékig
essive-formal	regeként	regékként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	regében	regékben
superessive	regén	regéken
adessive	regénél	regéknél
illative	regébe	regékbe
sublative	regére	regékre
allative	regéhez	regékhez
elative	regéből	regékből
delative	regéről	regékről
ablative	regétől	regéktől
non-attributive possessive - singular	regéé	regéké
non-attributive possessive - plural	regééi	regékéi

Possessive forms of rege
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	regém	regéim
2nd person sing.	regéd	regéid
3rd person sing.	regéje	regéi
1st person plural	regénk	regéink
2nd person plural	regétek	regéitek
3rd person plural	regéjük	regéik

Related terms

• regény

Further reading

• rege in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin rēgem, from Proto-Italic *rēks, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler”, “king”). Doublet of re, which was inherited from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.d͡ʒe/
• Homophone: regie (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -ɛdʒe
• Hyphenation: rè‧ge

Noun

rege m (plural regi) (poetic)

1. (obsolete, poetic) king

   Synonym: re

   • 1321, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno [The Divine Comedy: Hell], 12th edition (paperback), Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XIV, page 215, lines 94–96:

     «In mezzo al mar siede un paese guasto», ¶ diss'elli allora, «che s'appella Creta, ¶ sotto 'l cui rege fu già 'l mondo casto. [...]»

     "In the mid-sea there sits a wasted land," he then said, "whose name is Crete, under whose king the world of old was chaste."

   • 2015, Daniele Luttazzi, Bloom: Porno-Teo-Kolossal, 1st edition (satirical parody; paperback), Il Fatto Quotidiano, A, page 7:

     Un uom dal multiforme ingegno vive, del mondo esperto, e delli vizi umani e del valore, rege d'Itaca pietrosa

     A man of multiform ingenuity lives, experienced of the world, and of human vices and virtue, king of rocky Ithaca.

Related terms

• regale
• regina
• regio

 

Further reading

• rege in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• egre, erge

Latin

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ɡe/, [ˈreːɡɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒe/, [ˈrɛːd͡ʒe]

Noun

rēge m

1. ablative singular of rēx

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ɡe/, [ˈrɛɡɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒe/, [ˈrɛːd͡ʒe]

Verb

rege

1. second-person singular present active imperative of regō

Anagrams

• gere

Lindu

Noun

rege

1. mud

Malay

Alternative forms

• reggae

Etymology

From English reggae.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reɡe/
• Rhymes: -ɡe, -e
• Hyphenation: ré‧gé

Noun

régé (Jawi spelling ريݢي, plural rege-rege, informal 1st possessive regeku, 2nd possessive regemu, 3rd possessive regenya)

1. (music, dance) A type of music or dance that originated from the West Indies; reggae.

Further reading

• “rege” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Portuguese

Verb

rege

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

Romanian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx (19th century). Doublet of rigă.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒe/
• Hyphenation: re‧ge

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Noun

rege m (plural regi, feminine equivalent regină)

1. king
2. (chess) king

Declension

Declension of rege

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) rege	regele	(niște) regi	regii
genitive/dative	(unui) rege	regelui	(unor) regi	regilor
vocative	rege		regilor

Related terms

• regină
• rigă

 

See also

• împărat

Yoruba

Etymology

Borrowed from English reggae, from Jamaican Creole rege (“rags; a quarrel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɾé.ɡè/

Noun

régè

1. (music) reggae (a music genre from Jamaica)