ρήγας
See also: ρήγα
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Koine Greek ῥήξ (rhḗx, “king”), from Latin rēx (“king”).
The second meaning is a semantic loan from Italian re.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]ρήγας • (rígas) m (plural ρηγάδες, feminine ρήγισσα)
- (fairy tales) king
- (card games) king (in a pack of playing cards)
- Synonym: παπάς m (papás)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ρήγας (rígas) | ρηγάδες (rigádes) |
| genitive | ρήγα (ríga) | ρηγάδων (rigádon) |
| accusative | ρήγα (ríga) | ρηγάδες (rigádes) |
| vocative | ρήγα (ríga) | ρηγάδες (rigádes) |
Descendants
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ ρήγας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (1998), “rig”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Cologne: Brill, →ISBN, page 371
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- el:Fairy tales
- el:Card games
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