rei

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

English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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

Noun

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rei (plural reis)

  1. (nonstandard or obsolete) A Portuguese real
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References

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Anagrams

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Aragonese

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Etymology

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Akin to Spanish rey, from Latin rex.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Asturian

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Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ast

Etymology

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From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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rei m (plural reis)

  1. king
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Catalan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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See also

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Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei reina, dama torre alfil cavall peó

Chuukese

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Etymology

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re- +‎ -(e)i

Preposition

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rei

  1. with me

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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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

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Galician

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

  1. king
  2. (chess) king

Usage notes

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

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See also

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Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rei dama, raíña torre, roque alfil cabalo peón

References

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Italian

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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rei

  1. masculine plural of reo

Anagrams

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Japanese

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Romanization

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rei

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

Kabuverdianu

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Etymology

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From Portuguese rei.

Noun

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rei

  1. king
  2. red squirrelfish, Sargocentron hastatum

References

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

Ladin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin rēte.

Noun

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rei f (plural reies)

  1. net
  2. network

Latin

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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reī f

  1. genitive/dative singular of rēs

Etymology 2

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Noun

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reī m

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

Leonese

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Etymology

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

Noun

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rei m

  1. king

References

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Luxembourgish

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Verb

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rei

  1. second-person singular imperative of reien

Mirandese

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Etymology

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From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

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rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Verb

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rei

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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

Noun

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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
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Etymology 2

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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rei

  1. past tense of ri

References

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Anagrams

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Occitan

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Derived terms

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Dialectal variants

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Old French

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Noun

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rei oblique singularm (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

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Etymology

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

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    Noun

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    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

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    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.

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    Descendants

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

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    Further reading

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    Old Occitan

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    Alternative forms

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    Etymology

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    From Latin rēx, rēgem.

    Noun

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

    1. king (male monarch)

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    Papiamentu

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    Etymology

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    From Portuguese rei.

    Noun

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    rei

    1. king

    Polish

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    Pronunciation

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

    Noun

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    rei

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

    Portuguese

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    rei

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    Etymology

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

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

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

      Usage notes

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

      Quotations

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      For quotations using this term, see Citations:rei.

      Descendants

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      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, curinga

      Rapa Nui

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      Noun

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      rei

      1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

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      Swahili

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      Pronunciation

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      Noun

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      rei (n class, plural rei)

      1. Alternative form of ree

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      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

      Ternate

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      Pronunciation

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      Verb

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      rei

      1. (stative) to be lined up

      Conjugation

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      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

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