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

• (turn): Tour

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

English

Alternative forms

• ree

Noun

rei ‎(plural reis)

1. An old Portuguese money of account.

Related terms

• real
• millrei

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rēgem.

Noun

rei m ‎(plural reis)

1. king

Related terms

• reina

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

• reial

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

• raíña

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

• eri, ire, riè

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

• red

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)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, 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.

Descendants

Related terms

• real

See also

• emperador

Old Provençal

Etymology

Latin rēx

Noun

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

1. king (male monarch)

Coordinate terms

• reina ‎(“queen”)

Descendants

• Old Catalan: rei, rey
  • Catalan: rei

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

• reimiro