reino

See also: Reino and reinó

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese reino, reyno, from Latin rēgnum.

Noun

reino m (plural reinos)

1. kingdom
2. (taxonomy) kingdom

Verb

reino

1. first-person singular present indicative of reinar

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• reyno

Etymology

From Latin rēgnum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrej.no/

Noun

reino m

1. kingdom
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 224 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria de Terena q̇ e no Reino de Portugal, reſſucitou hũa menỹa morta.

     How Holy Mary of Terena, which is in the Kingdom of Portugal, revived a dead girl.

Descendants

• Fala: reinu
• Galician: reino
• Portuguese: reino

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish reino.

Noun

reino

1. kingdom

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• reyno (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese reino, reyno (“kingdom”), from Latin rēgnum. Cognate with Galician reino, Spanish reino, Catalan regne, Occitan règne, French règne and Italian regno.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐj.nu/, /ˈʁej.nu/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej.nu/
• Hyphenation: rei‧no

Noun

reino m (plural reinos)

1. kingdom (nation having as supreme ruler a king and/or queen)

   Era uma vez uma princesa que vivia num reino longínquo.

   Once upon a time, there was a princess who lived in a faraway kingdom.

2. (biology, taxonomy) kingdom

   Os seres humanos pertencem ao reino animal.

   Humans belong to the animal kingdom.

Related terms

• rei

Descendants

• Swahili: Ureno (“Portugal”)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish reyno, from Latin rēgnum.

Noun

reino m (plural reinos)

1. kingdom
2. (taxonomy) kingdom

Verb

reino

1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of reinar.

Related terms

• rey
• reina
• regir