reina

See also: Reina, reiná, reíña, and reïna

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (plural reines)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

Related terms

• rei

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• reyna (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈrej.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈrej.na/

• Audio

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Noun

reina f (plural reines)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

Derived terms

• reina de les flors
• reina dels boscs
• reina dels prats

 

Related terms

• regnar
• regnat
• regne
• rei

 

Further reading

• “reina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2022
• “reina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Verb

reina

1. third-person singular present indicative of reinar
2. second-person singular imperative of reinar

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Italian

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

1. (botany) knotweed, smartweed (Polygonaceae plants including rhubarb)
2. (organic chemistry) carboxyl acid
3. (zoology) carp
4. (archaic, poetry) queen

Anagrams

• areni, arnie, ernia, renai

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (oblique plural reinas, nominative singular reina, nominative plural reinas)

1. queen (female monarch)

Descendants

• Occitan: reina

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928–2002), “regina”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 100, page 210

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish reina.

Noun

reina

1. queen

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Portuguese

Verb

reina

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of reinar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of reinar

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish reyna, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Italian regina and Portuguese rainha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreina/, [ˈrei̯.na]

• Audio (Colombia)

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Noun

reina f (plural reinas)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

   Synonym: dama

3. (card games) queen

Derived terms

• abeja reina
• brazo de reina
• reina de la noche
• reina del drama (“drama queen”)

 

Related terms

• rey

Descendants

• → Cebuano: rayna
• → Papiamentu: reina
• → Tagalog: reyna

See also

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as	dos	tres	cuatro	cinco	seis	siete
ocho	nueve	diez	sota	reina	rey	comodín

Verb

reina

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of reinar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of reinar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of reinar.

Anagrams

• aíren, erina, reían

Further reading

• “reina”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014