reinar

See also: Reinar

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin rēgnāre. Compare Portuguese reinar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rejˈnaɾ/

Verb

reinar (first-person singular present reino, first-person singular preterite reinei, past participle reinado)

1. to reign
   • 1357, M. Romaní Martínez, editor, La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira, Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, page 270:

     Andreu Sanches de Gres endeantado mayor en Galisa por nosso sennor el rey don Pedro que Deus leyxe reynar por moytos annos e boos

     Andreu Sánchez de Gres, governor of Galicia in behalf of our lord the king Don Pedro, God let him reign for many good years

2. to like, enjoy; to be good for

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reinar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	reinar
Personal	reinar	reinares	reinar	reinarmos	reinardes	reinaren
Gerund
	reinando
Past participle
Masculine	reinado			reinados
Feminine	reinada			reinadas
Indicative
Present	reino	reinas	reina	reinamos	reinades	reinan
Imperfect	reinaba	reinabas	reinaba	reinabamos	reinabades	reinaban
Preterite	reinei	reinaches	reinou	reinamos	reinastes	reinaron
Pluperfect	reinara	reinaras	reinara	reinaramos	reinarades	reinaran
Future	reinarei	reinarás	reinará	reinaremos	reinaredes	reinarán
Conditional	reinaría	reinarías	reinaría	reinariamos	reinariades	reinarían
Subjunctive
Present	reine	reines	reine	reinemos	reinedes	reinen
Imperfect	reinase	reinases	reinase	reinásemos	reinásedes	reinasen
Future	reinar	reinares	reinar	reinarmos	reinardes	reinaren
Imperative
Affirmative		reina	reine	reinemos	reinade	reinen
Negative (non)		non reines	non reine	non reinemos	non reinedes	non reinen

    Reintegrated conjugation of reinar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	reinar
Personal	reinar	reinares	reinar	reinarmos	reinardes	reinarem
Gerund
	reinando
Past participle
Masculine	reinado			reinados
Feminine	reinada			reinadas
Indicative
Present	reino	reinas	reina	reinamos	reinades, reinais	reinam
Imperfect	reinava	reinavas	reinava	reinávamos	reinávades, reináveis, reinávais1	reinavam
Preterite	reinei	reinaste, reinache1	reinou	reinamos	reinastes	reinárom, reinaram
Pluperfect	reinara	reinaras	reinara	reináramos	reinárades, reináreis, reinárais1	reinaram
Future	reinarei	reinarás	reinará	reinaremos	reinaredes, reinareis	reinarám, reinarão
Conditional	reinaria	reinarias	reinaria	reinaríamos	reinaríades, reinaríeis, reinaríais1	reinariam
Subjunctive
Present	reine	reines	reine	reinemos	reinedes, reineis	reinem
Imperfect	reinasse	reinasses	reinasse	reinássemos	reinássedes, reinásseis	reinassem
Future	reinar	reinares	reinar	reinarmos	reinardes	reinarem
Imperative
Affirmative		reina	reine	reinemos	reinade, reinai	reinem
Negative (nom)		nom reines	nom reine	nom reinemos	nom reinedes, nom reineis	nom reinem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• raíña
• rei
• reino

References

• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “reinar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “reinar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “reinar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “reinar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “reinar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “reinar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “reinar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

reinar m

1. indefinite plural of rein

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Latin rēgnāre.

Verb

reinar

1. to reign

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reinar

infinitive				reinar
gerund		simple		reinando
		compound		gerund of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		reinado		reinados
		feminine		reinada		reinadas
present participle				reinante		reinantes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	reino	reinas	reina	reinamos	reinades, reinaes, reinais, reinaas, reinás	reinan
	imperfect	reinava	reinavas	reinava	reinavamos, reinávamos	reinavades, reinávades, reinávaes, reinávais, reinávees, reináveis	reinavan
	preterite	reinei	reinaste, reinasche, reinache	reinou	reinamos	reinastes	reinaron
	pluperfect	reinara	reinaras	reinara	reinaramos, reináramos	reinarades, reinárades, reináraes, reinárais, reinárees, reináreis	reinaran
	future	reinarei	reinarás	reinará	reinaremos	reinaredes, reinarees, reinareis, reinarês	reinarán
	conditional	reinaria	reinarias	reinaria	reinariamos, reinaríamos	reinariades, reinaríades, reinaríaes, reinaríais, reinaríees, reinaríeis	reinarian
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	past anterior	preterite of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	pluperfect anterior	simple pluperfect of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	future perfect	future of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
subjunctive mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	reine	reines	reine	reinemos	reinedes, reinees, reineis, reinês	reinen
	imperfect	reinasse	reinasses	reinasse	reinassemos, reinássemos	reinassedes, reinássedes, reinássees, reinásseis	reinassen
	future	reinar	reinares	reinar	reinarmos	reinardes	reinaren
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
	future perfect	future subjunctive of haver or tẽer1 + past participle
imperative mood		—	tu	—	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	reina	—	reinemos	reinade, reinae, reinai	—
negative		—	non reines	—	non reinemos	non reinedes, non reinees, non reineis, non reinês	—
personal infinitive		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
		reinar	reinares	reinar	reinarmos	reinardes	reinaren
1 teer and “ter were also used, although all three were less common than haver.

Descendants

• Galician: reinar
• Portuguese: reinar

Further reading

• Universo Cantigas - "reinar"

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinar, from Latin rēgnāre. Compare Galician reinar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈna(ʁ)/ [heɪ̯ˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈna(ʁ)/ [heɪ̯ˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈna(ɾ)/ [heɪ̯ˈna(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈna(ʁ)/ [χeɪ̯ˈna(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈna(ɻ)/ [heɪ̯ˈna(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐjˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐjˈnaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈnaɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁejˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁeˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: rei‧nar

Verb

reinar (first-person singular present reino, first-person singular preterite reinei, past participle reinado)

1. to reign
2. (figurative) to be influential or predominant
3. (Rio Grande do Sul) to be in heat (condition where a mammal is aroused sexually or where it is especially fertile)
4. (Madeira, Rio Grande do Sul) to be angry or easily irritated
5. (Portugal, colloquial) to jest

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reinar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	reinar
Personal	reinar	reinares	reinar	reinarmos	reinardes	reinarem
Gerund
	reinando
Past participle
Masculine	reinado			reinados
Feminine	reinada			reinadas
Indicative
Present	reino	reinas	reina	reinamos	reinais	reinam
Imperfect	reinava	reinavas	reinava	reinávamos	reináveis	reinavam
Preterite	reinei	reinaste	reinou	reinamos1, reinámos2	reinastes	reinaram
Pluperfect	reinara	reinaras	reinara	reináramos	reináreis	reinaram
Future	reinarei	reinarás	reinará	reinaremos	reinareis	reinarão
Conditional	reinaria	reinarias	reinaria	reinaríamos	reinaríeis	reinariam
Subjunctive
Present	reine	reines	reine	reinemos	reineis	reinem
Imperfect	reinasse	reinasses	reinasse	reinássemos	reinásseis	reinassem
Future	reinar	reinares	reinar	reinarmos	reinardes	reinarem
Imperative
Affirmative		reina	reine	reinemos	reinai	reinem
Negative (não)		não reines	não reine	não reinemos	não reineis	não reinem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• reino
• rei
• reger

Noun

reinar m (plural reinares)

1. reign, sovereignty

   Synonym: reinado

   • Arras por Foro de Espanha/I [1841], Alexandre Herculano, Lendas e Narrativas, Lisboa: Livraria Bertrand, published 1858:

     […] e augmentando-lhe o nominal, segundo o costume de todos os reis no começo de seu reinar.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1929 February 2, Escragnolle Dória, “Seguem-se os Dias”, in Revista da Semana‎^[1], volume 30, number 7, page 20:

     No subir do recitar a voz do estudante ia se avolumando: parecendo até adivinhar o apostolado de caridade do imperador no seu longo reinar, prophetisava:

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2008 October 31, antonio paiva, “há um reinar de antolhos”, in EscritArtes‎^[2]:

     há um reinar de antolhos a impedir horizontes maiores […]

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2023 November 13, Henrique Cunha, “Padre Lino Maia: "O povo tem sempre razão"”, in Renascença‎^[3]:

     “Nós precisamos de apostar na politica como um serviço à comunidade e não como um reinar ou um aproveitamento”, adverte.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2023 December 23, “Por que algumas passagens do Evangelho se repetem?”, in Aleteia‎^[4]:

     Enquanto os milagres mostravam o reinar de Deus, os sinais em João revelam a glória de Deus.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “reinar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “reinar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rēgnāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reiˈnaɾ/ [rei̯ˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: rei‧nar

Verb

reinar (first-person singular present reino, first-person singular preterite reiné, past participle reinado)

1. to reign; to rule over
   • 1909, Casiodoro de Reina, Biblia Reina-Valera, Revisión 1909, Libro II de las Crónicas 26:3

     De diez y seis años era Uzzías cuando comenzó á reinar, y cincuenta y dos años reinó en Jerusalem.

     "Uzziah was sixteen years old when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty-two years in Jerusalem."

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reinar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			reinar
gerund			reinando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		reinado		reinada
		plural		reinados		reinadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reino	reinastú reinásvos	reina	reinamos	reináis	reinan
	imperfect	reinaba	reinabas	reinaba	reinábamos	reinabais	reinaban
	preterite	reiné	reinaste	reinó	reinamos	reinasteis	reinaron
	future	reinaré	reinarás	reinará	reinaremos	reinaréis	reinarán
	conditional	reinaría	reinarías	reinaría	reinaríamos	reinaríais	reinarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	reine	reinestú reinésvos2	reine	reinemos	reinéis	reinen
	imperfect (ra)	reinara	reinaras	reinara	reináramos	reinarais	reinaran
	imperfect (se)	reinase	reinases	reinase	reinásemos	reinaseis	reinasen
	future1	reinare	reinares	reinare	reináremos	reinareis	reinaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		reinatú reinávos	reine	reinemos	reinad	reinen
	negative		no reines	no reine	no reinemos	no reinéis	no reinen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of reinar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive reinar	dative	reinarme	reinarte	reinarle, reinarse	reinarnos	reinaros	reinarles, reinarse
	accusative	reinarme	reinarte	reinarlo, reinarla, reinarse	reinarnos	reinaros	reinarlos, reinarlas, reinarse
with gerund reinando	dative	reinándome	reinándote	reinándole, reinándose	reinándonos	reinándoos	reinándoles, reinándose
	accusative	reinándome	reinándote	reinándolo, reinándola, reinándose	reinándonos	reinándoos	reinándolos, reinándolas, reinándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative reina	dative	réiname	réinate	réinale	réinanos	not used	réinales
	accusative	réiname	réinate	réinalo, réinala	réinanos	not used	réinalos, réinalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative reiná	dative	reiname	reinate	reinale	reinanos	not used	reinales
	accusative	reiname	reinate	reinalo, reinala	reinanos	not used	reinalos, reinalas
with formal second-person singular imperative reine	dative	réineme	not used	réinele, réinese	réinenos	not used	réineles
	accusative	réineme	not used	réinelo, réinela, réinese	réinenos	not used	réinelos, réinelas
with first-person plural imperative reinemos	dative	not used	reinémoste	reinémosle	reinémonos	reinémoos	reinémosles
	accusative	not used	reinémoste	reinémoslo, reinémosla	reinémonos	reinémoos	reinémoslos, reinémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative reinad	dative	reinadme	not used	reinadle	reinadnos	reinaos	reinadles
	accusative	reinadme	not used	reinadlo, reinadla	reinadnos	reinaos	reinadlos, reinadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative reinen	dative	réinenme	not used	réinenle	réinennos	not used	réinenles, réinense
	accusative	réinenme	not used	réinenlo, réinenla	réinennos	not used	réinenlos, réinenlas, réinense

Derived terms

• reinante

Related terms

• regir
• reina
• reinado
• reino
• rey

Further reading

• “reinar”, 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