rainha

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See also: raínha

Portuguese[edit]

rainha

Alternative forms[edit]

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

Etymology[edit]

From Old Portuguese raỹa, reỹa, from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation[edit]

(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[edit]

rainha f (plural rainhas)

queen (monarch)
(chess) queen

See also[edit]

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)

rei	rainha, dama	torre	bispo	cavalo	peão

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