regi

See also: régi, regí, and reĝi

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin regius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈrɛ.ʒi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈrɛ.d͡ʒi]

Adjective

regi (feminine règia, masculine plural regis, feminine plural règies)

1. royal, regal, reginal

   Synonym: reial

2. (figurative) sumptuous, magnificent

   Synonym: sumptuós

Related terms

• regne
• rei
• reina

 

Further reading

• “regi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈreɡi]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eɡi
• Hyphenation: re‧gi

Verb

regi (present regas, past regis, future regos, conditional regus, volitive regu)

1. to rule, reign, govern, control
   • 1907, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the Third World Congress of Esperanto:

     En Esperantujo regas ne sole la lingvo Esperanto, sed ankaŭ la interna ideo de la Esperantismo.

     The Esperanto world is ruled not only by the language Esperanto, but also by the internal idea of Esperantismo.

   • 1907, Kazimierz Bein (tr.), La Faraono, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, Introduction:

     Sed multaj faraonoj regis mallonge.

     But many pharaohs ruled for a short time.

Conjugation

Conjugation of regi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense regas regis regos active participle reganta regantaj reginta regintaj regonta regontaj acc. regantan regantajn regintan regintajn regontan regontajn passive participle regata regataj regita regitaj regota regotaj acc. regatan regatajn regitan regitajn regotan regotajn nominal active participle reganto regantoj reginto regintoj regonto regontoj acc. reganton regantojn reginton regintojn regonton regontojn nominal passive participle regato regatoj regito regitoj regoto regotoj acc. regaton regatojn regiton regitojn regoton regotojn adverbial active participle regante reginte regonte adverbial passive participle regate regite regote infinitive regi imperative regu conditional regus

Derived terms

• registaro (“government”)

 

See also

• estri (“to lead; to head, be the leader”)

 

Estonian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *reki.

Noun

regi (genitive ree, partitive rege)

1. sledge

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch regie (“management”), from French régie (“administration, commission, state management”), régir (“to govern”), from Latin regere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈreɡi]
• Hyphenation: ré‧gi

Noun

regi (first-person possessive regiku, second-person possessive regimu, third-person possessive reginya)

1. monopolistic government-owned company

Further reading

• “regi” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.d͡ʒi/
• Rhymes: -ɛdʒi
• Hyphenation: rè‧gi

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

regi

1. masculine plural of regio

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

regi m

1. plural of rege

Anagrams

• egri, ergi, gire

Karelian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *reki, compare Finnish reki.

Noun

regi (genitive rien, partitive regie)

1. sledge, sleigh

Latin

Pronunciation

• rēgī: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈreː.ɡiː/, [ˈreːɡiː]
• rēgī: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒi/, [ˈrɛːd͡ʒi]
• regī: (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈre.ɡiː/, [ˈrɛɡiː]
• regī: (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒi/, [ˈrɛːd͡ʒi]

Noun

rēgī

1. dative singular of rēx

Verb

regī

1. present passive infinitive of regō

Ludian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Finnic *reki, akin to Finnish reki.

Noun

regi

1. sled

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Borrowed from French, derived from Latin regere (“to reign, control”).

Noun

regi m (definite singular regien, indefinite plural regiar, definite plural regiane)

1. (film, theater) direction
2. leadership

Related terms

• regissera/regissere
• regissør

 

References

• “regi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• Geir, geir, gire, rige

Old Norse

Etymology

Minced oath of ergi.

Noun

regi f (genitive regi)

1. Alternative form of ergi

Declension

  Declension of regi (weak īn-stem, singular only)

feminine	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	regi	regin
accusative	regi	regina
dative	regi	reginni
genitive	regi	reginnar

Related terms

• ragr

 

Portuguese

Verb

regi

1. first-person singular preterite indicative of reger

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [red͡ʒʲ]

Noun

regi m

1. indefinite nominative/accusative/genitive/dative plural of rege

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French régie.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈɧiː/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

regi c

1. direction (of a film or a theatre performance)

Declension

Declension of regi
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	regi	regin	—	—
Genitive	regis	regins	—	—

Related terms

• regissera
• regissör

 

Further reading

• regi in Svensk ordbok.

Veps

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *reki, from Baltic (compare Latvian ragavas, Lithuanian ragės). Related to Finnish reki.

Noun

regi

1. sledge, sleigh
2. cart, wagon

Inflection

Inflection of regi (inflection type 3/kivi)
nominative sing.	regi
genitive sing.	regen
partitive sing.	reged
partitive plur.	regid
	singular	plural
nominative	regi	reged
accusative	regen	reged
genitive	regen	regiden
partitive	reged	regid
essive-instructive	regen	regin
translative	regeks	regikš
inessive	reges	regiš
elative	regespäi	regišpäi
illative	regehe	regihe
adessive	regel	regil
ablative	regelpäi	regilpäi
allative	regele	regile
abessive	regeta	regita
comitative	regenke	regidenke
prolative	regedme	regidme
approximative I	regenno	regidenno
approximative II	regennoks	regidennoks
egressive	regennopäi	regidennopäi
terminative I	regehesai	regihesai
terminative II	regelesai	regilesai
terminative III	regessai	—
additive I	regehepäi	regihepäi
additive II	regelepäi	regilepäi

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “воз, дровни, повозка, сани”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈrɛɡi/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈreːɡi/, /ˈrɛɡi/

Verb

regi

1. Soft mutation of rhegi.

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
rhegi	regi	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.