rainha

See also: raínha

Portuguese

rainha

Alternative forms

• raynha (obsolete)
• raïnha (obsolete)
• raínha (obsolete)
• reinha (obsolete)
• reynha (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese raỹa, reỹa, from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [haˈĩ.j̃ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [haˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈĩ.ɲɐ/ [χaˈĩ.j̃ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁaˈi.ɲa/ [haˈi.ɲa]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐˈi.ɲɐ/

• Hyphenation: ra‧i‧nha

Noun

rainha f (plural rainhas)

1. queen (monarch)
2. (chess) queen