ρε

Greek

Etymology 1

From Koine Greek ωρέ (ōré), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós).

Pronunciation 1
  • IPA(key): /ɾe/

Interjection

ρε • (re)

  1. (colloquial, informal) hey, eh, dude (informal address to a friend or acquaintance, usually male)
    Ρε Γιάννη, τι γίνεται εκεί πέρα; Ακούω φωνές. ― Re Giánni, ti gínetai ekeí péra? Akoúo fonés. ― Hey Gianni, what's going on over there? I can hear shouting.
    Έλα ρε, μη λες τέτοια! ― Éla re, mi les tétoia! ― Come on, dude, don't say stuff like that!
  2. (colloquial, informal, offensive) you, blud (informal address to strangers and unfamiliar people to deliberately offend)
    Φύγε από δω, ρε αλήτη. ― Fýge apó do, re alíti. ― Get out of here, you bum.
    Ξέρεις ποιος είμαι εγώ, ρε; ― Xéreis poios eímai egó, re? ― Do you know who I am, blud?
  3. (colloquial, informal) jeez, gosh, yikes, my (expressing surprise or bewilderment)
    Αχ ρε τι πάθαμε. ― Ach re ti páthame. ― Oh jeez, look what happened to us.
    Ρε, τον φουκαρά! ― Re, ton foukará! ― Gosh, the poor wretch!

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Italian re.

Pronunciation 2
  • IPA(key): /ɾe/

Noun

ρε • (re) n (indeclinable)

  1. (music) re, ray (second note in the tonic sol-fa or solfège scale)
  2. (music) D (second note or supertonic in the C major scale)
    ρε ματζόρε ― re matzóre ― D major
    ρε μινόρε ― re minóre ― D minor
    ρε ύφεση ματζόρε ― re ýfesi matzóre ― D-flat major
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