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Rei

Rei

(r?)
,
Noun.
;
pl.
Reis
(r[GREEK]′[GREEK]s or r[GREEK]z)
.
[Pg.
real
, pl.
reis
. See
Real
a coin.]
A portuguese money of account, in value about one tenth of a cent.
[Spelt also
ree
.]

Definition 2024


Rei

Rei

See also: rei, réi, reí, Réi, and re'i

Japanese

Romanization

Rei

  1. rōmaji reading of れい

Luxembourgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʀɑɪ̯/
  • Rhymes: -ɑɪ

Etymology 1

From Middle High German rīhe. Cognate with German Reihe, Dutch rij, English row.

Noun

Rei f (plural Reien)

  1. row, line
  2. turn (in a sequence)
Synonyms
Derived terms
  • an der Rei

Etymology 2

From Old High German riuwa, from Proto-Germanic *hrewwō. Cognate with German Reue, English rue, Dutch rouw.

Noun

Rei f (uncountable)

  1. repentance

rei

rei

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

English

Alternative forms

Noun

rei (plural reis)

  1. An old Portuguese money of account.

Related terms


Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Related terms


Catalan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rej/

Etymology

From Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx.

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)

  1. king
  2. (chess) king

Related terms

See also

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

Chuukese

Etymology

re- + -(e)i

Preposition

rei

  1. with me

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (king), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (rules).

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king
  2. (chess) king

Related terms

See also

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

Italian

Adjective

rei

  1. masculine plural of reo

Anagrams


Japanese

Romanization

rei

  1. rōmaji reading of れい
  2. rōmaji reading of レイ

Kabuverdianu

Noun

rei m

  1. king

Ladin

Alternative forms

  • rëi

Etymology

From Latin rēte.

Noun

rei f (plural reies)

  1. net
  2. network

Latin

Noun

reī or rēī f

  1. genitive and dative singular of rēs

reī m

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

Lojban

Cmavo

rei

  1. (cardinal, hexadecimal digit and number) fourteen

Rafsi

rei

  1. rafsi of preti.

Luxembourgish

Verb

rei

  1. second-person singular imperative of reien

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

  1. king

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Verb

rei

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

Old French

Noun

rei 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 Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (king), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (rules).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reỹa, feminine plural reỹas)

  1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)

Descendants

Related terms

See also


Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin rēx

Noun

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

  1. king (male monarch)

Coordinate terms

Descendants


Papiamentu

Noun

rei

  1. king

Portuguese

rei

Alternative forms

  • rey (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (king), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (rules).

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈʁɐj/, /ˈʁej/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʁej/, /ˈɦej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

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

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:rei.

Usage notes

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

Descendants

  • Angolar: alê
  • Annobonese: alé
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
  • Kabuverdianu: rei
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
  • Malaccan Creole Portuguese: re
  • Principense: arê
  • Sãotomense: alê

See also

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, manilha
oito nove dez valete dama rei jóquer, joker,
coringa, curinga

Rapa Nui

Noun

rei

  1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

Derived terms