rei

• ree

Incorrect back-formation of Portuguese plural reis. The correct singular is real.

rei (plural reis)

1. An old Portuguese money of account.

• real
• millrei

• -ier, EIR, Eri., IRE, Ire., eir, ire, rie

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

• reina

From Old Catalan rei, reig, from Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

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

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)

1. king
2. (chess) king

• reial

re- +‎ -(e)i

rei

1. with me

From Middle Dutch rei. Cognate to German Reigen. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯/

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• Hyphenation: rei
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

rei m (plural reien, diminutive reitje n)

1. circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant

• reidans
• rondedans

From Old Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

rei m (plural reis)

1. king
2. (chess) king

• raíña

rei

1. masculine plural of reo

• eri, ire, riè

rei

1. Rōmaji transcription of れい
2. Rōmaji transcription of レイ

rei m

1. king

• rëi

From Latin rēte.

rei f (plural reies)

1. net
2. network

reī or rēī f

1. genitive and dative singular of rēs

reī m

1. inflection of reus:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative and vocative plural

rei m

1. king

• Pallabreiru Llïonés

rei

1. second-person singular imperative of reien

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

• red

rei

1. simple past of ri
2. simple past of ride

rei

1. past tense of ri

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of roi
   • 13th century, Herman de Valenciennes, Assomption Nostre Dame, page 6, column 2, line 26:

     li trei rei t'aourent d'estrange regiun

     the three kings from a strange land worshipped you

• rey

From Latin rēx, rēgem

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

1. king (male monarch)

• reina (“queen”)

• Occitan: rei, rèi
• Old Catalan: rei, rey
  • Catalan: rei

From Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

• IPA^(key): /rej/

rei m (plural reis, feminine reỹa, feminine plural reỹas)

1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 221 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria guareceu en Onna al Rei don fernando quand era menỹo dũa grand enfermidade q̇ auia.

     How Holy Mary cured King Ferdinand in Oña of a great sickness that he had when he was a child.

• real

• Fala: rei
• Galician: rei
• Portuguese: rei
  • Angolar: alê
  • Annobonese: alé
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
  • Kabuverdianu: rei
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
  • Kristang: re
  • Papiamentu: rei
  • Principense: arê
  • Sãotomense: alê

• emperador

From Spanish rey.

rei

1. king

rei

1. genitive singular of reja
2. dative singular of reja
3. locative singular of reja
4. genitive plural of reja

• rey (obsolete)

From Old Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʁɐj/, /ˈʁej/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʁej/, /ˈɦej/

rei m (plural reis, feminine rainha, feminine plural rainhas)

1. king (monarch)
2. (chess, card games) king

In archaic usage, the definite form (“the king”) may be expressed as el-rei instead of o rei.

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:rei.

• Angolar: alê
• Annobonese: alé
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
• Kabuverdianu: rei
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
• Kristang: re
• Papiamentu: rei
• Principense: arê
• Sãotomense: alê

rei

1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

• reimiro