el-rei

See also: El-Rei and el-Rei

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• el-Rei
• El-Rei

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese el rei, corresponding to el (“the”) + rei (“king”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛwˈʁej/ [ˌɛʊ̯ˈheɪ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˌɛwˈʁej/ [ˌɛʊ̯ˈheɪ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˌɛwˈʁej/ [ˌɛʊ̯ˈχeɪ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛlˈʁɐj/ [ˌɛɫˈʁɐj]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛlˈʁɐj/ [ˌɛɫˈʁɐj]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛlˈʁej/ [ˌɛɫˈʁej]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛlˈʁej/ [ˌɛɫˈʁej]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˌɛ.liˈʁe/

Noun

el-rei m (uncountable)

1. (archaic) the king

Derived terms

• aqui-d'el-rei

Further reading

• “el-rei”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “el-rei”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026