regi

See also: régi, regí, and reĝi

Esperanto

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): [ˈreɡi]
• Rhymes: -eɡi
• Hyphenation: re‧gi

Verb

regi (present regas, past regis, future regos, conditional regus, volitive regu)

1. to rule, reign, govern, control
   • 1907, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the Third World Congress of Esperanto:

     En Esperantujo regas ne sole la lingvo Esperanto, sed ankaŭ la interna ideo de la Esperantismo.

     The Esperanto world is ruled not only by the language Esperanto, but also by the internal idea of Esperantismo.

   • 1907, Kazimierz Bein (tr.), La Faraono, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, Introduction:

     Sed multaj faraonoj regis mallonge.

     But many pharaohs ruled for a short time.

Inflection

Conjugation of regi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense regas regis regos active participle reganta regantaj reginta regintaj regonta regontaj acc. regantan regantajn regintan regintajn regontan regontajn passive participle regata regataj regita regitaj regota regotaj acc. regatan regatajn regitan regitajn regotan regotajn nominal active participle reganto regantoj reginto regintoj regonto regontoj acc. reganton regantojn reginton regintojn regonton regontojn nominal passive participle regato regatoj regito regitoj regoto regotoj acc. regaton regatojn regiton regitojn regoton regotojn adverbial active participle regante reginte regonte adverbial passive participle regate regite regote infinitive regi imperative regu conditional regus

Related terms

• registaro (“government”)
• reĝa (“royal, regal, kingly”)
• reĝanto (“ruler”, literally “one who rules”)
• reĝaro (“government”)
• reĝidino (“princess”)
• reĝido (“prince”)
• reĝino (“queen”)
• reĝlando (“kingdom”)
• reĝo (“king”)

 

Related terms

• estri (“to lead; to head, be the leader”)

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Estonian

Etymology

From .

Noun

regi (genitive ree, partitive rege)

1. sledge

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Italian

Adjective

regi

1. plural of regio

Noun

regi

1. plural of rege

Anagrams

• egri
• ergi

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Karelian

Etymology

From , compare Finnish reki.

Noun

regi (genitive rien, partitive regie)

1. sledge, sleigh

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) rēgī

1. dative singular of rēx

Verb

(deprecated template usage) regī

1. present passive infinitive of regō

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Ludian

Etymology

From , akin to Finnish reki.

Noun

regi

1. sled

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Portuguese

Verb

regi

1. first-person singular preterite of reger

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Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [red͡ʒʲ]

Noun

regi m

1. indefinite nominative/accusative plural of rege
2. indefinite genitive/dative plural of rege

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈɧiː/

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• Rhymes: -iː

Noun

regi c

1. direction (of a film or a theatre performance)

Declension

Declension of regi
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	regi	regin	—	—
Genitive	regis	regins	—	—

Related terms

• regissera
• regissör

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Veps

Etymology

From , from Baltic (compare Latvian ragavas, Lithuanian ragės). Related to Finnish reki.

Noun

regi

1. sledge, sleigh
2. cart, wagon

References

• Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “воз, дровни, повозка, сани”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎^[1], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛɡi/
• IPA^(key): /ˈreːɡi/, /ˈrɛɡi/

Verb

regi

1. Soft mutation of rhegi.