Incorrect back-formation ofPortuguese pluralréis . The correct singular isreal .
rei (plural reis )
( nonstandard or obsolete ) APortuguese real rie ,RIE ,ire ,eir ,Rie ,IRE ,IrE ,Ire. ,-ier ,Eri ,EIR ,Eri. Akin toSpanish rey , fromLatin rex .
rei m (plural reis )
king FromLatin rēx, rēgem .
IPA (key ) : /ˈrei̯/ [ˈrei̯] Rhymes:-ei Hyphenation:rei rei m (plural reis )
king Inherited fromOld Catalan rei ,reig , fromLatin rēgem , fromProto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ( “ ruler ” ) .
rei m (plural reis ,feminine reina )
king ( chess ) king ( endearing ) darling ,sport ( name given to a male child or friend ) re- +-(e)i
rei
with meFromMiddle Dutch rei , fromPicard rey , fromOld French raie ,roie . Cognate toGerman Reigen ,English ray .
rei m (plural reien ,diminutive reitje n )
circle dance , dance in which theparticipants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically andsing orchant King Miro, Suevic king of Galicia, and Saint Martin of Braga Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguese rei , fromLatin rēgem ( “ king ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ( “ rules ” ) . ComparePortuguese andFala rei .
IPA (key ) : /ˈrej/ [ˈrej] Rhymes:-ej Hyphenation:rei rei m (plural reis or reises ,feminine raíña ,feminine plural raíñas )
king ( chess ) king In archaic or very formal usage, the definite form (“the King”) may be expressed asel rei instead ofo rei .
Ernesto Xosé González Seoane ,María Álvarez de la Granja ,Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006 –2022 ) “rei ”, inDicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández ,Ernesto Xosé González Seoane ,María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “rei ”, inTesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “rei ”, inTesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela:Instituto da Lingua Galega ,→ISSN rei
masculine plural ofreo rei
Rōmaji transcription ofれい Rōmaji transcription ofレイ FromPortuguese rei .
rei
king red squirrelfish ,Sargocentron hastatum Gonçalves, Manuel (2015 )Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary ,→ISBN FromLatin rēte .
rei f (plural reies )
net network reī f
genitive / dative singular ofrēs reī m
inflection ofreus : genitive singular nominative / vocative plural (Thisetymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at theEtymology scriptorium .)
rei m
king rei
second-person singular imperative ofreien FromLatin rēx, rēgem .
rei m (plural reis )
king rei
simplepast ofri simplepast ofride FromOld Norse reið ,Proto-Germanic *raidō .Doublet ofraide .
rei f (definite singular reia ,indefinite plural reier ,definite plural reiene )
( archaic or poetic ) ride ,riding ( folklore ) aflock ofwights Alternative form ofred m See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.
rei
past tense ofri “rei” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary .FromOld Occitan rei , fromLatin rex ( “ king ” ) .
rei m (plural reis )
king rei oblique singular , m (oblique plural reis ,nominative singular reis ,nominative plural rei )
( Anglo-Norman ) Alternative form ofroi 13th century , Herman de Valenciennes,Assomption Nostre Dame , page6, column 2, line 26 :li treirei t'aourent d'estrange regiun the three kings from a strange land worshipped you Old Galician-Portuguese [ edit ] Old Galician-Portuguese rei
Inherited fromLatin rēgem ( “ king ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ( “ rules ” ) .
rei m (plural reis ,feminine reinha ,feminine plural reinhas )
king ( male ruler of a kingdom ) 1261 , A. Martínez Salazar, editor,Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI , A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page33 :Auos Joã Perez de Salto Juiz del Rey na terra de Pruços. ea uos Roy Martijz meu merino de Nendos et de Pruços. ea uos Pedro Suarez de Betanços saude et graça. sabades que eu receby carta del Rey aque uos enuyo ensarrada éésta mya et mandouos que Logo enpresente ueyades esta carta del Rey et que cumprades todalas cousas que éénla manda To you, Xoán Pérez de Salto,King' s judge in the land of Pruzos; and to you, Roi Martís, my official in Nendos and Pruzos; and to you, Pedro Suárez de Betanzos; health and grace. You must know that I have received a letter ofthe King , which I send to you enclosed in this one of mine, and I order you to promptly watch this letter ofthe King and to accomplish everything ordered in it This word was usually preceded by the definite articleel , instead ofo , when in reference to the respective ruling kings in both Galicia and Portugal.
Fala:rei Galician:rei Portuguese:rei (see there for further descendants ) FromLatin rēx, rēgem .
rei m (oblique plural reis ,nominative singular reis ,nominative plural rei )
king ( male monarch ) FromPortuguese rei .
rei
king IPA (key ) : /ˈrɛ.i/ Rhymes:-ɛi Syllabification:re‧i rei
inflection ofreja : genitive / dative / locative singular genitive plural rei Old Galician-Portuguese rei Portuguese rei
Inherited fromOld Galician-Portuguese rei , fromLatin rēgem ( “ king ” ) , fromProto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs ( “ rules ” ) . CompareGalician andFala rei .
rei m (plural reis ,feminine rainha ,feminine plural rainhas )
king ( monarch ) ( chess , card games ) king In archaic usage, the definite form (“the king”) may be expressed asel-rei instead ofo rei .
For quotations using this term, seeCitations:rei .
rei
end of a boat (stern orprow ) rei classIX (plural rei classX )
Alternative form ofree rei
( stative ) to belined up Rika Hayami-Allen (2001 )A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia , University of Pittsburgh