rei

• ree

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

rei (plural reis)

1. (nonstandard or obsolete) A Portuguese real

• real
• millrei

• “rei”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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

Akin to Spanish rey, from Latin rex.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrei̯/
• Rhymes: -ei̯
• Syllabification: rei

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrei̯/ [ˈrei̯]
• Rhymes: -ei
• Hyphenation: rei

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

• reina

Inherited from Old Catalan rei, reig, from Latin rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler”).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrej]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -ej
• Hyphenation: rei

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)

1. king
2. (chess) king
3. (endearing) darling, sport (name given to a male child or friend)

• Reis Mags
• reiet

• reial

Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)
rei	reina, dama	torre	alfil	cavall	peó

re- +‎ -(e)i

rei

1. with me

From Middle Dutch rei, from Picard rey, from Old French raie, roie. Cognate to German Reigen, English ray.

• 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

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010), Etymologiebank, Meertens Institute

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”). Compare Portuguese and Fala rei.

• IPA^(key): /ˈrej/ [ˈrej]
• Rhymes: -ej
• Hyphenation: rei

rei m (plural reis or reises, feminine raíña, feminine plural raíñas)

1. king
2. (chess) king

In archaic or very formal usage, the definite form (“the King”) may be expressed as el rei instead of o rei.

Chess pieces in Galician · pezas de xadrez (layout · text)
rei	dama, raíña	torre, roque	alfil	cabalo	peón

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rei”, in Dicionario 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”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rei”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.i/
• Rhymes: -ɛi
• Hyphenation: rè‧i

rei

1. masculine plural of reo

• -ire, eri, ire, rie, riè

rei

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

From Portuguese rei.

rei

1. king
2. red squirrelfish, Sargocentron hastatum

• Gonçalves, Manuel (2015) Capeverdean Creole-English dictionary, →ISBN

• rëi

From Latin rēte.

rei f (plural reies)

1. net
2. network

reī f

1. genitive/dative singular of rēs

reī m

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

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

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

From Old Norse reið, Proto-Germanic *raidō. Doublet of raide.

rei f (definite singular reia, indefinite plural reier, definite plural reiene)

1. (archaic or poetic) ride, riding
2. (folklore) a flock of wights
3. Alternative form of red m

• julerei f, jolerei f
• oskorei f

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

rei

1. past tense of ri

• “rei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• eir, ire

From Old Occitan rei, from Latin rex (“king”).

• IPA^(key): /rej/

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rei m (plural reis)

1. king

• reial
• reialament
• reialisme
• reialista
• reialme
• reialtat

• reina

• rèi (Provençal)

rei oblique singular, 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

Inherited from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈrej/

rei m (plural reis, feminine reinha, feminine plural reinhas)

1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, 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.

   • 1261, A. Martínez Salazar, editor, Documentos gallegos de los siglos XIII al XVI, A Coruña: Casa de la Misericordia, page 33:

     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 of the King, which I send to you enclosed in this one of mine, and I order you to promptly watch this letter of the King and to accomplish everything ordered in it

This word was usually preceded by the definite article el, instead of o, when in reference to the respective ruling kings in both Galicia and Portugal.

• real

• Fala: rei
• Galician: rei
• Portuguese: rei (see there for further descendants)

• emperador

• Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “rei”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: University of A Coruña, →ISSN
• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rei”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

• 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

From Portuguese rei.

rei

1. king

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛ.i/
• Rhymes: -ɛi
• Syllabification: re‧i

rei

1. inflection of reja:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

• rey (obsolete)

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”). Compare Galician and Fala rei.

• Audio (Brazil):

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• Audio (Porto):

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• Rhymes: -ej, -ɐj
• Hyphenation: rei

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 using this term, see Citations:rei.

Chess pieces in Portuguese · peças de xadrez (layout · text)
rei	rainha, dama	torre	bispo	cavalo	peão

Playing cards in Portuguese · cartas de baralho (layout · text)
ás	dois, duque	três, terno	quatro, quadra	cinco, quina	seis, sena	sete, bisca, manilha
oito	nove	dez	valete	dama	rei	jóquer, curinga

rei

1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

• reimiro

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rei class IX (plural rei class X)

1. Alternative form of ree

Playing cards in Swahili · karata za kucheza (layout · text)
ree, rea, rei	mbili	tatu	nne	tano	sita	saba
nane	tisa	kumi	ghulamu, mzungu wa tatu	malkia, mzungu wa pili, bibi	mfalme, mzungu wa nne, basha	jokari

• IPA^(key): [ˈɾe.i]

rei

1. (stative) to be lined up

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh