rei

See also: Rei, rèi, réi, reí, and Réi

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Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Reli.

Symbol

rei

(international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Reli.

English

Alternative forms

ree

Etymology

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

Noun

rei (plural reis)

(nonstandard or obsolete) A Portuguese real.

Aragonese

Etymology

Akin to Spanish rey, from Latin rex.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrei̯/
Rhymes: -ei̯
Syllabification: rei

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

king

Asturian

Asturian Wikipedia has an article on:

rei

Wikipedia ^ast

Alternative forms

re

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrei̯/ [ˈrei̯]
Rhymes: -ei̯
Syllabification: rei

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

king
ladybird, ladybug
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:perrín de Dios

Related terms

reina

Catalan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Northern) [ˈre̞j]
IPA^(key): (Balearic, Central, Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈrej]
IPA^(key): [ˈrɛj] (Some places around Girona)
Audio (Catalonia): (file)
Rhymes: -ej
Hyphenation: rei

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina, feminine plural reines)

king
(chess) king
(endearing) darling, sport (name given to a male child or friend)

Derived terms

Related terms

reial

Chuukese

Etymology

re- +‎ -(e)i

Preposition

rei

with me

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rɛi̯/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation: rei
Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

rei m (plural reien, diminutive reitje n)

circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant

Synonyms

References

van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), “rei¹”, in Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

king
(chess) king

Usage notes

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

Related terms

References

Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “rei”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Santamarina, Ernesto X. González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rei”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rei”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Italian

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

rei

masculine plural of reo

Anagrams

-ire, eri, ire, rie, riè

Japanese

Romanization

rei

Rōmaji transcription of れい
Rōmaji transcription of レイ

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Proto-Italic *rēks

Latin rex

Old Galician-Portuguese rei

Portuguese reider.

Kabuverdianu rei

Derived from Portuguese rei.

Noun

rei

References

Gonçalves, Manuel (2015), Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary (overall work in English), Mili Mila, →ISBN

Ladin

Alternative forms

rëi

Etymology

From Latin rēte.

Noun

rei f (plural reies)

net
network

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈre.iː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈrɛː.i]

Etymology 1

Noun

reī f

genitive/dative singular of rēs

Etymology 2

Adjective

reī

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

Noun

reī m

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

Leonese

Etymology

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

Noun

rei m

king

References

“rei”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026

Luxembourgish

Verb

rei

second-person singular imperative of reien

Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

king

Mizo

Etymology

From Proto-Kuki-Chin *ray.

Verb

rei

to take a long time

Mokilese

Verb

rei

(stative) to be faded

Derived terms

ni rei (“yellow coconut”)

References

Harrison, Sheldon P.; Albert, Salich Y. (1977), Mokilese-English Dictionary‎^[1], Honolulu: The University Press of Hawaii, →ISBN, page 222

Norman

Etymology

From Old French roi, from Latin rex.

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

king

Related terms

Norwegian Bokmål

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ræɪ/
Rhymes: -æɪ
Hyphenation: rei

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Norse reiðr (“roadstead, anchorage”), from Middle Low German rēde (“roadstead, anchorage”) and reide (“roadstead, anchorage”).

Compare Danish red (“roadstead, anchorage”).

Noun

rei f (definite singular reia, indefinite plural reier, definite plural reiene)

(dialectal) a roadstead; an open anchorage outside a harbour, coast, river mouth, or similar place
- 1976, Torfinn Haukås, Svindlere, page 186:
  ei natt da vi lå på reia i Santos og venta på kaffelast
  one night when we lay in the roadstead at Santos waiting for a cargo of coffee

Etymology 2

Inherited from Old Norse reið (“riding, ride; riding party”), from Proto-Germanic *raidō (“ride, journey”), from Proto-Germanic *rīdaną (“to ride”).

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk rei (“riding party, troop of wights”), Icelandic reið (“ride, riding; wagon”), Faroese reið (“ride, riding”), Swedish ritt (“ride”) and English road.

Noun

rei f or m (definite singular reia or reien, indefinite plural reier, definite plural reiene)

(chiefly dialectal) a riding retinue, company, or travelling troop
- 1921, Sigrid Undset, Husfrue, page 41:
  hun husket faren sprænge forbi paa sin guldfarvede grahest … – hele reien dundrende efter
  she remembered her father galloping past on his golden-grey horse … the whole company thundering after
(folklore) a troop of wights or supernatural beings
- 1935, Magnhild Haalke, Allis sønn, page 49:
  det rikset og skrek i vognene som det var selve reien som fór
  the wagons rattled and shrieked as if the wild troop itself was passing
a large flock, swarm, or crowd
- 1917, Gabriel Scott, Enok Rubens levnetsløp, page 211:
  her var blit som en valfart til Kvaase, en rei av friere lørdagskvelden
  there had been something like a pilgrimage to Kvaase, a whole swarm of suitors on Saturday evening

Derived terms

julerei (“Christmas ride, supernatural Christmas troop”)
oskorei (“Wild Hunt”)
åsgårdsrei (“Wild Hunt”)

Related terms

ri (“to ride”)
ride (“to ride”)
ridning (“riding”)
ritt (“ride”)
rytter (“rider”)

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

red (simple past of the riding verb)

Verb

rei

past of ri (“to ride; to plague; to take advantage of”)
past of ride (“to ride; to plague; to take advantage of”)

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

ridde (simple past of the nautical verb)

Verb

rei

past of ri (“to tighten, lash”)

Anagrams

eir, ire

References

“rei” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“ri” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
“rei_1” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
“rei_2” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
“ri_1” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).
“ri_3” in Norwegian Academy Dictionary (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

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

Noun

rei f (definite singular reia, indefinite plural reier, definite plural reiene)

(archaic or poetic) ride, riding
(folklore) a flock of wights
alternative form of red m

Derived terms

julerei f, jolerei f
oskorei f

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

rei

past tense of ri

References

“rei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

eir, ire

Occitan

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rej/
Audio (Béarn): (file)

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

king

Derived terms

Related terms

reina

Dialectal variants

rèi (Provençal)

Old French

Noun

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

(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

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Proto-Italic *rēks

Latin rex

Old Galician-Portuguese rei

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reinha, feminine plural reinhas)

king (male ruler of a kingdom)
- a. 1284, 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

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.

Related terms

real

Descendants

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

Old Occitan

Alternative forms

rey

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

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

king (male monarch)

Coordinate terms

reina (“queen”)

Descendants

Occitan: rei, rèi

Papiamentu

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Proto-Italic *rēks

Latin rex

Old Galician-Portuguese rei

Portuguese reider.

Papiamentu rei

Derived from Portuguese rei.

Noun

rei

king

Pohnpeian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /rɛj/
Rhymes: -ɛj

Verb

rei (transitive reid) (intransitive)

To be stained, to be dyed.

Derived terms

References

“rei”, in New Pohnpeian-English Online Dictionary‎^[2], Honolulu, HI: University of Hawaiʻi

Polish

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rei

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

Portuguese

Alternative forms

rey (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs

Proto-Italic *rēks

Latin rex

Old Galician-Portuguese rei

Portuguese rei

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

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/ [ˈheɪ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/ [ˈχeɪ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐj/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁe/

Audio (Portugal (Porto)): (file)
Rhymes: -ej, -ɐj
Hyphenation: rei

Noun

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

king (male monarch)
Synonyms: (Mozambique) hóssi, (Angola) muene

Hypernym: monarca

Coordinate terms: rainha; czar, cáiser, césar, imperador, marajá, príncipe, regente, xá
(chess) king (chess piece)
(card games) king (playing card)

Usage notes

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

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Angolar: alê
Annobonese: alé
Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
Kabuverdianu: rei
Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
Kristang: re
→ Old Tupi: reîa
Papiamentu: rei, Arei
Principense: arê
Sãotomense: alê

Rapa Nui

Noun

rei

end of a boat (stern or prow)

Derived terms

reimiro

Swahili

Pronunciation

Audio (Kenya): (file)

Noun

rei class IX (plural rei class X)

alternative form of ree

Ternate

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ˈɾe.i]

Verb

rei

(stative) to be lined up

Conjugation

Conjugation of *rei*
		singular	plural
		singular	inclusive	exclusive
1st person		torei	forei	mirei
2nd person		norei	nirei
3rd person	masculine	orei	irei yorei (archaic)
	feminine	morei
	neuter	irei

References

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

Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)

rei	reina, dama	torre	alfil	cavall	peó

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)

rei	dama, raíña	torre, roque	alfil	cabalo	peón

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, rainha	rei	jóquer, curinga

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

Translingual

Etymology

Symbol

See also

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Related terms

References

Anagrams

Aragonese

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Related terms

Further reading

Catalan

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Derived terms

Related terms

See also

Chuukese

Etymology

Preposition

Dutch

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Synonyms

References

Galician

Etymology

Pronunciation

Noun

Usage notes

Related terms

See also

References

Italian

Pronunciation

Adjective

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

Noun

References

Ladin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Noun

Latin

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Noun

Etymology 2

Adjective

Noun

Leonese

Etymology

Noun

References

Luxembourgish

Verb

Mirandese

Etymology

Noun

Mizo

Etymology

Verb

Further reading