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rei

See also: Rei, rèi, réi, reí, Réi, and re'i

EnglishEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

Incorrect back-formation of Portuguese plural réis. The correct singular is real.

NounEdit

rei (plural reis)

  1. An old Portuguese money of account.

Related termsEdit

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for rei in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913)

AnagramsEdit

AragoneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

Akin to Spanish rey, from Latin rex.

NounEdit

rei

  1. king

AsturianEdit

 
Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:
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EtymologyEdit

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

NounEdit

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Related termsEdit

CatalanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Catalan rei, reig, from Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)

  1. king
  2. (chess) king
  3. darling, sport (affectionate pet name given to a male child)

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)
           
rei reina, dama torre alfil cavall peó

ChuukeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

re- +‎ -(e)i

PrepositionEdit

rei

  1. with me

DutchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Middle Dutch rei, from Picard rey, from Old French raie, roie. Cognate to German Reigen, English ray.

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rei m (plural reien, diminutive reitje n)

  1. circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant

SynonymsEdit

ReferencesEdit

GalicianEdit

 
King Miro, Suevic king of Galicia, and Saint Martin of Braga

EtymologyEdit

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king
    • 1261, A. Martínez Salazar (ed.), Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI. A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 33:
      Auos Joã Perez de Salto Juiz del Rey na terra de Pruços. ea uos Roy Martijz meu merino de Nendos et de Pruços. ea uos Pedro Suarez de Betanços saude et graça. sabades que eu receby carta del Rey aque uos enuyo ensarrada éésta mya et mandouos que Logo enpresente ueyades esta carta del Rey et que cumprades todalas cousas que éénla manda
      To you, Xoán Pérez de Salto, King's judge in the land of Pruzos; and to you, Roi Martís, my official in Nendos and Pruzos; and to you, Pedro Suárez de Betanzos; health and grace.
      You must know that I have received a letter of the King, which I send to you enclosed in this mine, and I order you to promptly see this letter of the King and to accomplish everything ordered in it
  2. (chess) king

Usage notesEdit

In archaic or very formal usage, the definite form (“the King”) may be expressed as el rei instead of o rei.

Related termsEdit

See alsoEdit

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
           
rei dama, raíña torre, roque alfil cabalo peón

ReferencesEdit

  • “rei” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “rei” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “rei” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “rei” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

ItalianEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi
  • Syllabification: rè‧i

AdjectiveEdit

rei

  1. masculine plural of reo

AnagramsEdit

JapaneseEdit

RomanizationEdit

rei

  1. Rōmaji transcription of れい
  2. Rōmaji transcription of レイ

KabuverdianuEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese rei.

NounEdit

rei

  1. king
  2. red squirrelfish, Sargocentron hastatum

ReferencesEdit

  • Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

LadinEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rēte.

NounEdit

rei f (plural reies)

  1. net
  2. network

LatinEdit

Etymology 1Edit

NounEdit

reī f

  1. genitive/dative singular of rēs

Etymology 2Edit

NounEdit

reī m

  1. inflection of reus:
    1. genitive singular
    2. nominative/vocative plural

LeoneseEdit

EtymologyEdit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

NounEdit

rei m

  1. king

ReferencesEdit

LuxembourgishEdit

VerbEdit

rei

  1. second-person singular imperative of reien

MirandeseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

NounEdit

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Norwegian BokmålEdit

Alternative formsEdit

VerbEdit

rei

  1. simple past of ri
  2. simple past of ride

Norwegian NynorskEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old Norse reið, Proto-Germanic *raidō. Doublet of raide.

NounEdit

rei f (definite singular reia, indefinite plural reier, definite plural reiene)

  1. (archaic or poetic) ride, riding
  2. (folklore) a flock of wights
  3. Alternative form of red m
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 2Edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

VerbEdit

rei

  1. past tense of ri

ReferencesEdit

AnagramsEdit

OccitanEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Occitan rei, from Latin rex (“king”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

Dialectal variantsEdit

Old FrenchEdit

NounEdit

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of roi
    • 13th century, Herman de Valenciennes, Assomption Nostre Dame, page 6, column 2, line 26:
      li trei rei t'aourent d'estrange regiun
      the three kings from a strange land worshipped you

Old OccitanEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

NounEdit

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

  1. king (male monarch)

Coordinate termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Occitan: rei, rèi

Old PortugueseEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rei m (plural reis, feminine reỹa, feminine plural reỹas)

  1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)

Related termsEdit

DescendantsEdit

  • Fala: rei
  • Galician: rei
  • Portuguese: rei (see there for further descendants)

See alsoEdit

PapiamentuEdit

 

EtymologyEdit

From Portuguese rei.

NounEdit

rei

  1. king

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.i/
  • Rhymes: -ɛi
  • Syllabification: re‧i

NounEdit

rei

  1. inflection of reja:
    1. genitive/dative/locative singular
    2. genitive plural

PortugueseEdit

 
rei

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Old Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

PronunciationEdit

 
 

  • Hyphenation: rei

NounEdit

rei m (plural reis, feminine rainha, feminine plural rainhas)

  1. king (monarch)
  2. (chess, card games) king

Usage notesEdit

In archaic usage, the definite form (“the king”) may be expressed as el-rei instead of o rei.

QuotationsEdit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rei.

DescendantsEdit

  • Angolar: alê
  • Annobonese: alé
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
  • Kabuverdianu: rei
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
  • Kristang: re
  • Papiamentu: rei, Arei
  • Principense: arê
  • Sãotomense: alê

See alsoEdit

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
           
rei rainha, dama torre bispo cavalo peão
Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
             
ás dois, duque três, terno quatro, quadra cinco, quina seis, sena sete, bisca, manilha
             
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer,
coringa, curinga

Rapa NuiEdit

NounEdit

rei

  1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

Derived termsEdit

SwahiliEdit

PronunciationEdit

NounEdit

rei (n class, plural rei)

  1. Alternative form of ree

See alsoEdit

Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
             
ree, rea, rei mbili tatu nne tano sita saba
             
nane tisa kumi ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha jokari

TernateEdit

PronunciationEdit

VerbEdit

rei

  1. (stative) to be lined up

ConjugationEdit

Conjugation of rei
Singular Plural
Inclusive Exclusive
1st torei forei mirei
2nd norei nirei
3rd Masculine orei irei, yorei†
Feminine morei
Neuter irei
† - archaic

ReferencesEdit

  • Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh
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