ρε

Greek

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  ὠρέ (ōré), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós).

Pronunciation 1

• IPA^(key): /ɾe/

Interjection

ρε • (re)

1. (colloquial, informal) hey, eh, dude (informal address to a friend or acquaintance, usually male)

   Ρε Γιάννη, τι γίνεται εκεί πέρα; Ακούω φωνές. ― Re Giánni, ti gínetai ekeí péra? Akoúo fonés. ― Hey Gianni, what's going on over there? I can hear shouting.

   Έλα ρε, μη λες τέτοια! ― Éla re, mi les tétoia! ― Come on, dude, don't say stuff like that!

2. (colloquial, informal, offensive) you, blud (informal address to strangers and unfamiliar people to deliberately offend)

   Φύγε από δω, ρε αλήτη. ― Fýge apó do, re alíti. ― Get out of here, you bum.

   Ξέρεις ποιος είμαι εγώ, ρε; ― Xéreis poios eímai egó, re; ― Do you know who I am, blud?

3. (colloquial, informal) jeez, gosh, yikes, my (expressing surprise or bewilderment)

   Αχ ρε τι πάθαμε. ― Ach re ti páthame. ― Oh jeez, look what happened to us.

   Ρε, τον φουκαρά! ― Re, ton foukará! ― Gosh, the poor wretch!

Related terms

• βρε (vre)
• μωρέ (moré)
• μωρή (morí)

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian re.

Pronunciation 2

• IPA^(key): /ɾe/

Noun

ρε • (re) n (indeclinable)

1. (music) re, ray (second note in the tonic sol-fa or solfège scale)
2. (music) D (second note or supertonic in the C major scale)

   ρε ματζόρε ― re matzóre ― D major

   ρε μινόρε ― re minóre ― D minor

   ρε ύφεση ματζόρε ― re ýfesi matzóre ― D-flat major