regla

See also: régla and reglá

Asturian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula.

Noun

regla f (plural regles)

1. rule
2. ruling
3. ruler

Related terms

• reglar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈreɡ.ɡlə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈre.ɣla]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Doublet of rella.

Noun

regla f (plural regles)

1. rule, ruling
2. period (menstruation)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

regla

1. inflection of reglar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Central Bikol

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regla (“rule”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɾeɡla/ [ˈɾeɡ.l̪a]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: reg‧la

Noun

régla (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)

1. (rare) ruler (for measurement)
2. (informal) period, menstruation

   Synonym: kaulangan

Related terms

• reglamento

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regula.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛkla/
• Rhymes: -ɛkla

Noun

regla f (genitive singular reglu, nominative plural reglur)

1. rule
2. order (state of being well arranged)
3. order (religious or knightly organization, etc.)

Declension

Declension of regla (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	regla	reglan	reglur	reglurnar
accusative	reglu	regluna	reglur	reglurnar
dative	reglu	reglunni	reglum	reglunum
genitive	reglu	reglunnar	reglna, regla	reglnanna, reglanna

Derived terms

• þumalputtaregla

Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

regla f (plural reglas)

1. rule

References

• “regla”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French régler. Doublet of regula.

Verb

a regla (third-person singular present reglează, past participle reglat) 1st conjugation

1. to set (e.g. a watch)
2. to adjust
3. to regulate

Conjugation

    conjugation of regla (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a regla
gerund			reglând
past participle			reglat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	reglez	reglezi	reglează	reglăm	reglați	reglează
	imperfect	reglam	reglai	regla	reglam	reglați	reglau
	simple perfect	reglai	reglași	reglă	reglarăm	reglarăți	reglară
	pluperfect	reglasem	reglaseși	reglase	reglaserăm	reglaserăți	reglaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să reglez	să reglezi	să regleze	să reglăm	să reglați	să regleze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		reglează			reglați
	negative		nu regla			nu reglați

Related terms

• regula
• regulă

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreɡla/ [ˈre.ɣ̞la]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -eɡla
• Syllabification: re‧gla

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Compare Portuguese regra. Doublet of reja, which is inherited. Cognate with English rule.

Noun

regla f (plural reglas)

1. rule (regulation, norm)
2. ruler (measuring stick)
3. (colloquial) menstruation, period

   Tiene la regla. ― She's on her period.

Derived terms

• a regla
• arco a regla
• arreglar
• cuatro reglas
• echar la regla
• en regla
• en toda regla
• excepción que confirma la regla
• las reglas están hechas para romperse
• las reglas se hicieron para romperse
• por regla general
• regla de aligación
• regla de cálculo
• regla de compañía
• regla de los tercios
• regla de oro
• regla de tres
• reglón
• salir de regla

Etymology 2

Verb

regla

1. inflection of reglar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “regla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Etymology

regel (“bolt”) +‎ -a

Verb

regla (present reglar, preterite reglade, supine reglat, imperative regla)

1. to bolt, lock, to close with a latch (= regel)

Conjugation

Conjugation of regla (weak)

	active		passive
infinitive	regla		reglas
supine	reglat		reglats
imperative	regla		—
imper. plural1	reglen		—
	present	past	present	past
indicative	reglar	reglade	reglas	reglades
ind. plural1	regla	reglade	reglas	reglades
subjunctive2	regle	reglade	regles	reglades
present participle		reglande
past participle		reglad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• regling

See also

• reglera

Further reading

• regla in Svensk ordbok.

Anagrams

• Alger, alger, lager

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regla, from Latin rēgula.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈɾeɡla/ [ˈɾɛɡ.lɐ]
• Rhymes: -eɡla
• Syllabification: reg‧la

Noun

regla (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)

1. (colloquial) menstruation; period

   Synonyms: sapanahon, buwanang dalaw, (colloquial) mens, piryud, (slang) ketsap

2. (colloquial) blood from menstruation
3. (literary) rule; regulation; policy

   Synonyms: tuntunin, patakaran, pasunod, reglamento

Derived terms

• magkaregla
• magregla
• panregla
• reglahan

Related terms

• pan de regla
• reglador
• reglamento
• regular
• regulasyon

See also

• buwanan
• menses
• mensuwal

Further reading

• “regla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018