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Rea
rea
rea
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈre.a/
Noun
rea f (genitive reae); first declension
reā f
- ablative singular of rea
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | rea | reae |
| genitive | reae | reārum |
| dative | reae | reīs |
| accusative | ream | reās |
| ablative | reā | reīs |
| vocative | rea | reae |
References
- rea in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- rea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “rea”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
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(ambiguous) to strike a person's name off the list of the accused: eximere de reis aliquem
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(ambiguous) to strike a person's name off the list of the accused: eximere de reis aliquem
Manx
Etymology 1
Likely from Old Irish reithe (“ram”).
Noun
rea m (genitive singular rea, plural reaghyn)
Derived terms
Terms derived from rea
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Etymology 2
Likely from Old Irish réid (“level, smooth”).
Adjective
rea
- even, flat, level
- smooth, sleek
- horizontal
- plain, facile
- clear (as water)
- steady, easy of manner
- regular, continuous
Derived terms
- neurea (“lumpy, rough, scraggy; entangled; uneven”)
Swedish
Bokrea (book sale).
Noun
rea c
- a sale (sale of goods at reduced prices); short for realisation
Declension
| Inflection of rea | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | rea | rean | reor | reorna |
| Genitive | reas | reans | reors | reornas |
Related terms
- bokrea
- reapris
- slutrea
See also
- reaplan
Verb
rea (present rear, preterite reade, supine reat, imperative rea)
- to sell out at reduced prices (at a sale); short for realisera