ρήγας

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Greek[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Koine Greek ῥήξ (rhḗx, “king”), from Latin rēx (“king”).

The second meaning is a semantic loan from Italian re.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

ρήγας • (rígas) m (plural ρηγάδες, feminine ρήγισσα)

  1. king in fairy tales
  2. (card games) king in a pack of playing cards
    Synonym: παπάς m (papás)

Declension[edit]

declension of ρήγας
case     \     number singular plural
nominative ρήγας • ρηγάδες •
genitive ρήγα • ρηγάδων •
accusative ρήγα • ρηγάδες •
vocative ρήγα • ρηγάδες •

Descendants[edit]

  • → Albanian: rig[2]
  • → Romanian: rigă

References[edit]

  1. ^ ρήγας - Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], 1998, by the "Triantafyllidis" Foundation.
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998) “rig”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 371
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