reina

See also: Reina, rèina, reiná, reíña, and reïna

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (plural reines)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

Related terms

• rei

Catalan

Alternative forms

• reyna (obsolete)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan reïna (with a shift in stress), from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

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

• Audio:

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Noun

reina f (plural reines)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen
3. (endearing) darling

Derived terms

• reina de les flors
• reina dels boscs
• reina dels prats

Related terms

• regnar
• regnat
• regne
• rei

References

• “reina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “reina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Verb

reina

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

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: re‧ì‧na

Etymology 1

From New Latin Rheum (genus of plants that includes rhubarb) +‎ -ina, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”). The acid is derived from anthraquinone, present in rhubarb leaves.

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

1. (botany) knotweed, smartweed (Polygonaceae plants including rhubarb)
2. (organic chemistry) carboxyl acid

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin regīna.

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

1. (archaic or poetic, Old Roman) queen

Etymology 3

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

1. (ichthyology, regional, Tuscan) carp (Cyprinus carpio)

Anagrams

• areni, arnie, ernia, renai

Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (oblique plural reinas, nominative singular reina, nominative plural reinas)

1. queen (female monarch)

Descendants

• Occitan: reina

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “regina”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volume 10: R, page 210

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish reina.

Noun

reina

1. queen

Portuguese

Verb

reina

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

Sardinian

Noun

reina f (plural reinas)

1. queen

   Coordinate term: re

2. (chess) queen

Further reading

• “reina” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreina/ [ˈrei̯.na]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eina
• Syllabification: rei‧na

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Spanish reyna (with a shift in stress), from Latin rēgīna. Compare Italian regina and Portuguese rainha.

Noun

reina f (plural reinas)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

   Synonym: dama

3. (card games) queen
4. (checkers) king

   Synonym: dama

Derived terms

• abeja reina
• brazo de reina
• chapín de la reina
• reina de la casa
• reina de la noche
• reina de los prados
• reina del drama (“drama queen”)
• reina del hogar
• reina madre
• silla de la reina

Related terms

• rey

Descendants

• → Cebuano: rayna
• → Papiamentu: reina
• → Tagalog: reyna

See also

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as	dos	tres	cuatro	cinco	seis	siete
ocho	nueve	diez	sota	reina	rey	comodín

Etymology 2

Verb

reina

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

Further reading

• “rey”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Anagrams

• aíren, erina, reían