# rei
## English
### Alternative forms

* ree

### Etymology

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

### Noun

rei (plural reis)
* (nonstandard or obsolete) A Portuguese real

#### Related terms

* real
* millrei

### References

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

### Anagrams

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

## Aragonese
### Etymology

Akin to Spanish rey, from Latin rex.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrei̯/
* Rhymes: -ei̯
* Syllabification: rei

### Noun

rei m (plural reis)
* king

## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrei̯/ [ˈrei̯]
* Rhymes: -ei
* Hyphenation: rei

### Noun

rei m (plural reis)
* king

#### Related terms

* reina

## Catalan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈrej]
* Audio (Catalonia):(file)
* Rhymes: -ej
* Hyphenation: rei

### Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)
* king
* (chess) king
* (endearing) darling, sport (name given to a male child or friend)

#### Derived terms

* Reis Mags
* reiet

#### Related terms

* reial

### See also

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

## Chuukese
### Etymology

re- +‎ -(e)i

### Preposition

rei
* with me

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rɛi̯/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: rei
* Rhymes: -ɛi̯

### Noun

rei m (plural reien, diminutive reitje n)
* circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant

#### Synonyms

* reidans
* rondedans

### References

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

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrej/ [ˈrej]
* Rhymes: -ej
* Hyphenation: rei

### Noun

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

#### Usage notes

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

#### Related terms

* raíña
* reinar
* reino

#### See also

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

### References

* 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

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɛ.i/
* Rhymes: -ɛi
* Hyphenation: rè‧i

### Adjective

rei
* masculine plural of reo

### Anagrams

* -ire, eri, ire, rie, riè

## Japanese
### Romanization

rei
* Rōmaji transcription of れい
* Rōmaji transcription of レイ

## Kabuverdianu
### Etymology

From Portuguese rei.

### Noun

rei
* king
* red squirrelfish, Sargocentron hastatum

### References

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

## Ladin
### Alternative forms

* rëi

### Etymology

From Latin rēte.

### Noun

rei f (plural reies)
* net
* network

## Latin
### Etymology 1
#### Noun

reī f
* genitive/dative singular of rēs

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

reī m
* inflection of reus:
** genitive singular
** nominative/vocative plural

## Leonese
### Etymology

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

### Noun

rei m
* king

### References

* Pallabreiru Llïonés

## Luxembourgish
### Verb

rei
* second-person singular imperative of reien

## Mirandese
### Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

### Noun

rei m (plural reis)
* king

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Alternative forms

* red

### Verb

rei
* simple past of ri
* simple past of ride

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology 1

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

#### Noun

rei f (definite singular reia, indefinite plural reier, definite plural reiene)
* (archaic or poetic) ride, riding
* (folklore) a flock of wights
* Alternative form of red m

##### Derived terms

* julerei f, jolerei f
* oskorei f

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

rei
* past tense of ri

### References

* “rei” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

### Anagrams

* eir, ire

## Occitan
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rej/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

rei m (plural reis)
* king

#### Derived terms

* reial
* reialament
* reialisme
* reialista
* reialme
* reialtat

#### Related terms

* reina

#### Dialectal variants

* rèi (Provençal)

## Old French
### Noun

rei oblique singular, m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)
* (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 regiunthe three kings from a strange land worshipped you

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrej/

### Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reinha, feminine plural reinhas)
* king (male ruler of a kingdom)
** 13th century CE, 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 mandaTo 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

#### Usage notes

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.

#### Related terms

* real

#### Descendants

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

### See also

* emperador

### Further reading

* Manuel Ferreiro (2014–2025) “rei”, in Universo Cantigas. Edición crítica da poesía medieval galego-portuguesa (in Galician), A Coruña: UDC, →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

## Old Occitan
### Alternative forms

* rey

### Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

### Noun

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)
* king (male monarch)

#### Coordinate terms

* reina (“queen”)

#### Descendants

* Occitan: rei, rèi

## Papiamentu
### Etymology

From Portuguese rei.

### Noun

rei
* king

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɛ.i/
* Rhymes: -ɛi
* Syllabification: re‧i

### Noun

rei
* inflection of reja:
** genitive/dative/locative singular
** genitive plural

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* rey (obsolete)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁej/ [ˈheɪ̯]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈʁej/ [ˈheɪ̯]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ˈʁej/ [ˈχeɪ̯]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁɐj/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁɐj/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁej/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁej/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ˈʁe/
* Audio (Brazil):(file)
* Audio (Porto):(file)
* Rhymes: -ej, -ɐj
* Hyphenation: rei

### Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine rainha, feminine plural rainhas)
* king (monarch)
* (chess, card games) king

#### Usage notes

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

#### Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:rei.

#### Descendants

* Angolar: alê
* Annobonese: alé
* Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
* Kabuverdianu: rei
* Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
* Kristang: re
* → Old Tupi: reîa
* Papiamentu: rei, Arei
* Principense: arê
* Sãotomense: alê

### See also

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 |

## Rapa Nui
### Noun

rei
* end of a boat (stern or prow)

#### Derived terms

* reimiro

## Swahili
### Pronunciation

* Audio (Kenya):(file)

### Noun

rei class IX (plural rei class X)
* Alternative form of ree

### See also

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 |

## Ternate
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɾe.i]

### Verb

rei
* (stative) to be lined up

#### Conjugation
### References

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