rei

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

English

Alternative forms

• ree

Etymology

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

Noun

rei (plural reis)

1. (nonstandard or obsolete) A Portuguese real

Related terms

• real
• millrei

References

• “rei”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• -ier, EIR, Eri., IRE, IrE, Ire., RIE, Rie, eir, ire, rie

Aragonese

Etymology

Akin to Spanish rey, from Latin rex.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrei̯/
• Rhymes: -ei̯
• Syllabification: rei

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrei/, [ˈrei̯]
• Rhymes: -ei
• Hyphenation: rei

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

Related terms

• reina

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan rei, reig, from Latin rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler”).

Pronunciation

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

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -ej
• Hyphenation: rei

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)

1. king
2. (chess) king
3. (endearing) darling, sport (name given to a male child or friend)

Derived terms

• Reis Mags
• reiet

Related terms

• reial

Chuukese

Etymology

re- +‎ -(e)i

Preposition

rei

1. with me

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: rei
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

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

Synonyms

• reidans
• rondedans

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Galician

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

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”). Compare Portuguese and Fala rei.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrej/ [ˈrej]
• Rhymes: -ej
• Hyphenation: rei

Noun

rei m (plural reis or reises, feminine raíña, feminine plural raíñas)

1. king
2. (chess) king

Usage notes

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

Related terms

• raíña
• reinar
• reino

 

References

• “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.

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

rei

1. masculine plural of reo

Anagrams

• -ire, eri, ire, rie, riè

Japanese

Romanization

rei

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

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese rei.

Noun

rei

1. king
2. red squirrelfish, Sargocentron hastatum

References

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

Ladin

Alternative forms

• rëi

Etymology

From Latin rēte.

Noun

rei f (plural reies)

1. net
2. network

Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

reī f

1. genitive/dative singular of rēs

Etymology 2

Noun

reī m

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

Leonese

Etymology

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

Noun

rei m

1. king

References

• Pallabreiru Llïonés

Luxembourgish

Verb

rei

1. second-person singular imperative of reien

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• red

Verb

rei

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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 terms

• julerei f, jolerei f
• oskorei f

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rei

1. past tense of ri

References

• “rei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• eir, ire

Occitan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rej/

• Audio:

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Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

Derived terms

• reial
• reialament
• reialisme
• reialista
• reialme
• reialtat

Related terms

• reina

Dialectal variants

• rèi (Provençal)

Old French

Noun

rei oblique singular, 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 Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Proto-Italic *rēks

Latin rex

Old Galician-Portuguese rei

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reinha, feminine plural reinhas)

1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 221 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria guareceu en Onna al Rei don fernando quand era menỹo dũa grand enfermidade q̇ auia.

     How Holy Mary cured King Ferdinand in Oña of a great sickness that he had when he was a child.

   • 1261, A. Martínez Salazar, editor, 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 one of mine, and I order you to promptly watch this letter of the King and to accomplish everything ordered in it

Usage notes

This word was usually preceded by the definite article el, instead of o, when in reference to the respective ruling kings in both Galicia and Portugal.

Related terms

• real

Descendants

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

See also

• emperador

Further reading

• "rei" in UC/Glosario, s.v. xxx, in Ferreiro, Manuel (dir.) (2014): Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa. Universidade da Coruña.
• “rei” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• rey

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

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

1. king (male monarch)

Coordinate terms

• reina (“queen”)

Descendants

• Occitan: rei, rèi

Papiamentu

Etymology

From Portuguese rei.

Noun

rei

1. king

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rei

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

Portuguese

rei

Alternative forms

• rey (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Proto-Italic *rēks

Latin rex

Old Galician-Portuguese rei

Portuguese rei

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”). Compare Galician and Fala rei.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/ [ˈheɪ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/ [ˈheɪ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/ [ˈχeɪ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐj/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐj/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁe/

• Hyphenation: rei

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Audio:

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Noun

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

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

Usage notes

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

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rei.

Descendants

Descendants

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

See also

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, curinga

Rapa Nui

Noun

rei

1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

Derived terms

• reimiro

Swahili

Pronunciation

• Audio (Kenya):

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Noun

rei (n class, plural rei)

1. Alternative form of ree

Ternate

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾe.i]

Verb

rei

1. (stative) to be lined up

Conjugation

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

References

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