rei

See also réi, reí, Rei, and Réi

English

Alternative forms

• ree

Etymology

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

Noun

rei (plural reis)

1. An old Portuguese money of account.

Related terms

• real
• millrei

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

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Asturian

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Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rej/, X-SAMPA: /rej/

Etymology

From Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

Related terms

• reial

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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

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Italian

Adjective

rei m

1. masculine plural form of reo

Anagrams

• eri, ire, riè

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Japanese

Romanization

rei

1. See れい
2. See レイ

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Kabuverdianu

Noun

rei m

1. king

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Latin

Noun

reī or rēī f

1. genitive singular of rēs
2. dative singular of rēs

reī m

1. genitive singular of reus
2. nominative plural of reus
3. vocative plural of reus

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Lojban

Cmavo

rei

1. (hexadecimal digit and number) fourteen

Rafsi

rei

1. rafsi of preti.

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Old French

Noun

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

1. Alternative form of roi.

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /rej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reỹa, feminine plural reỹas)

1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)

Descendants

• Fala: rei
• Galician: rei
• Portuguese: rei

Related terms

• real

See also

• emperador

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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”)

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Papiamentu

Noun

rei

1. king

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Portuguese

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 (monarch)
2. (chess) king

See also

• (chess pieces) peça de xadrez; bispo,‎ cavalo,‎ dama/‎rainha,‎ peão,‎ rei,‎ torre ^{(Category: pt:Chess) [edit]}

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Rapa Nui

Noun

rei

1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

Derived terms

• reimiro