Italian

Noun

regia f ‎(plural regie)

1. direction (of a movie)
2. direction, production (theater, tv, etc.)
3. organization, direction

Related terms

• regista

Pronunciation

Adjective

regia

1. feminine singular of regio

Anagrams

• agire, egira, eriga, giare, ragie, reagì

Latin

Etymology 1

Substantive noun from rēgius ‎(“of or pertaining to a king; regal, royal”). Confer with basilica.

Noun

rēgia f ‎(genitive rēgiae); first declension

1. A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence; court; kingship.
2. The royal tent in a camp.
3. A royal city, capital.
4. A roofed colonnade, portico, hall.

Inflection

First declension.

Etymology 2

Inflected form of rēgius ‎(“of or pertaining to a king; regal, royal”).

Adjective

rēgia

1. nominative feminine singular of rēgius.
2. nominative neuter plural of rēgius.
3. accusative neuter plural of rēgius.
4. vocative feminine singular of rēgius.
5. vocative neuter plural of rēgius.

rēgiā

1. ablative feminine singular of rēgius.

Derived terms

• aqua regia

References

• regia in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• regia in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• REGIA in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “regia”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• regia in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• regia in Samuel Ball Platner (1929), Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press
• regia in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
• regia in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Novial

Etymology

Derived from rege, a monarch, king or queen.

Root: reg-.

Morphemes: reg- + -ia.

Noun

regia ‎(plural regias)

1. kingdom

Related terms

Portuguese

Verb

regia

1. first-person singular imperfect of reger
2. third-person singular imperfect of reger

Spanish

Adjective

regia

1. feminine singular of regio