Regal

See also: regal, regał, regál, and régal

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

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Etymology 1

Bücherregale

Of unknown origin. Perhaps derived from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German riōle or reōle ("rack, frame, ditch"). Compare Dutch regel. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the form Regal existed alongside the form Real.

Noun

Regal n (genitive Regales, plural Regale)

1. shelf, rack, bookcase

Synonyms

• Bord
• Gestell

Derived terms

• Regalablage
• Regalebene
• Regalfach
• Aktenregal
• Bücherregal
• Kühlregal
• Lebensmittelregal
• Warenregal

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin regalia.

Noun

Regal n (genitive Regales, plural Regalien)

1. a right/privilege of a sovereign state or ruler; (in the plural) regalia

   Wichtige Regalien waren das Recht auf Besetzung der Bischofsämter und das Recht zur Erbauung von Pfalzen.

   Important privileges were the right of appointing the bishops, and the right to the building of palaces.

Further reading

• “Regal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Regal” in Duden online