# regla
## Asturian
### Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula.

### Noun

regla f (plural regles)
* rule
* ruling
* ruler

#### Related terms

* reglar

## Bikol Central
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regla (“rule”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɾeɡla/ [ˈɾeɡ.l̪a]
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: reg‧la

### Noun

régla (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)
* (rare) ruler (for measurement)
* (informal) period, menstruation
    Synonym: kaulangan

#### Related terms

* reglamento

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ˈreɡ.ɡlə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [ˈre.ɣla]

### Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Doublet of rella.

#### Noun

regla f (plural regles)
* rule, ruling
* period (menstruation)

### Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

#### Verb

regla
* inflection of reglar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Icelandic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regula.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈrɛkla/
* Rhymes: -ɛkla

### Noun

regla f (genitive singular reglu, nominative plural reglur)
* rule
* order (state of being well arranged)
* order (religious or knightly organization, etc.)

#### Derived terms

* þumalputtaregla

## Leonese
### Etymology

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

### Noun

regla f (plural reglas)
* rule

### References

* AEDLL

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French régler. Doublet of regula.

### Verb

a regla (third-person singular present reglează, past participle reglat) 1st conjugation
* to set (e.g. a watch)
* to adjust
* to regulate

#### Related terms

* regula
* regulă

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈreɡla/ [ˈre.ɣ̞la]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -eɡla
* Syllabification: re‧gla

### Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Compare Portuguese regra. Doublet of reja, which is inherited. Cognate with English rule.

#### Noun

regla f (plural reglas)
* rule (regulation, norm)
* ruler (measuring stick)
* (colloquial) menstruation, period
    Tiene la regla. ― She's on her period.

##### Derived terms

* a regla
* arco a regla
* arreglar
* cuatro reglas
* echar la regla
* en regla
* en toda regla
* excepción que confirma la regla
* las reglas están hechas para romperse
* las reglas se hicieron para romperse
* por regla general
* regla de aligación
* regla de cálculo
* regla de compañía
* regla de oro
* regla de tres
* reglón
* salir de regla

### Etymology 2
#### Verb

regla
* inflection of reglar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Further reading

* “regla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Swedish
### Etymology

regel (“bolt”) +‎ -a

### Verb

regla (present reglar, preterite reglade, supine reglat, imperative regla)
* to bolt, lock, to close with a latch (= regel)

#### Conjugation

$^1$ Archaic. $^2$ Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

#### Related terms

* regling

#### See also

* reglera

### Further reading

* regla in Svensk ordbok.

### Anagrams

* Alger, alger, lager

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regla.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ˈɾeɡla/ [ˈɾɛɡ.lɐ]
* Rhymes: -eɡla
* Syllabification: reg‧la

### Noun

regla (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)
* (colloquial) menstruation; period
    Synonyms: sapanahon, buwanang dalaw, (colloquial) mens
* (colloquial) blood from menstruation
* (literary) rule; regulation; policy
    Synonyms: tuntunin, patakaran, pasunod, reglamento

#### Derived terms

* magkaregla
* magregla
* panregla
* reglahan

#### Related terms

* pan de regla
* reglador
* reglamento
* regular
* regulasyon

#### See also

* buwanan
* menses
* mensuwal

### Further reading

* “regla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018