rei

See also: Rei, réi, reí, Réi, and re'i

English

Alternative forms

• ree

Etymology

Incorrect back-formation of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Portuguese plural réis. The correct singular is real.

Noun

rei (plural reis)

1. An old Portuguese money of account.

Related terms

• real
• millrei

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “rei”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)

Anagrams

• -ier, EIR, Eri., IRE, IrE, Ire., Rie, eir, ire, rie

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

Related terms

• reina

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan rei, reig, from Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrej]

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)

1. king
2. (chess) king

Related terms

• reial

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Chuukese

Etymology

re- +‎ -(e)i

Preposition

rei

1. with me

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rei. Cognate to German Reigen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: rei
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

rei m (plural reien, diminutive reitje n)

1. circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant

Synonyms

• reidans
• rondedans

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king
2. (chess) king

Related terms

• raíña

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Italian

Adjective

rei

1. masculine plural of reo

Anagrams

• eri, ire, riè

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Japanese

Romanization

rei

1. Rōmaji transcription of れい
2. Rōmaji transcription of レイ

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Kabuverdianu

Noun

rei m

1. king

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Ladin

Alternative forms

• rëi

Etymology

From Latin rēte.

Noun

rei f (plural reies)

1. net
2. network

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Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

(deprecated template usage) reī f

1. genitive/dative singular of rēs

Etymology 2

Noun

(deprecated template usage) reī m

1. inflection of reus:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural

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Leonese

Etymology

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

Noun

rei m

1. king

References

• Pallabreiru Llïonés

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Luxembourgish

Verb

rei

1. second-person singular imperative of reien

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• red

Verb

rei

1. simple past of ri
2. simple past of ride

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

rei

1. past of ri

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Old French

Noun

rei oblique singular, m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of roi
   • 13th century, Herman de Valenciennes, Assomption Nostre Dame, page 6, column 2, line 26:

     li trei rei t'aourent d'estrange regiun

     the three kings from a strange land worshipped you

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Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• rey

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem

Noun

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

1. king (male monarch)

Coordinate terms

• reina (“queen”)

Descendants

• Occitan: rei, rèi
• Old Catalan: rei, rey
  • Catalan: rei

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reỹa, feminine plural reỹas)

1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 221 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria guareceu en Onna al Rei don fernando quand era menỹo dũa grand enfermidade q̇ auia.

     How Holy Mary cured King Ferdinand in Oña of a great sickness that he had when he was a child.

Related terms

• real

Descendants

• Fala: rei
• Galician: rei
• Portuguese: rei
  • Angolar: alê
  • Annobonese: alé
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
  • Kabuverdianu: rei
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
  • Kristang: re
  • Papiamentu: rei
  • Principense: arê
  • Sãotomense: alê

See also

• emperador

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish rey.

Noun

rei

1. king

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Polish

Noun

rei

1. inflection of reja:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

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Portuguese

rei

Alternative forms

• rey (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐj/, /ˈʁej/
• IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/, /ˈɦej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine rainha, feminine plural rainhas)

1. king (monarch)
2. (chess, card games) king

Usage notes

In archaic usage, the definite form (“the king”) may be expressed as el-rei instead of o rei.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rei.

Descendants

• Angolar: alê
• Annobonese: alé
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
• Kabuverdianu: rei
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
• Kristang: re
• Papiamentu: rei
• Principense: arê
• Sãotomense: alê

See also

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, bisca, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, curinga

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Rapa Nui

Noun

rei

1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

Derived terms

• reimiro

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Swahili

Noun

rei (n class, plural rei)

1. Alternative form of ree