regia
See also: regía and régia
Catalan
Verb
regia
- first-person singular imperfect indicative form of regir
- third-person singular imperfect indicative form of regir
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reˈd͡ʒi.a/
- Rhymes: -ia
- Hyphenation: re‧gì‧a
Noun
regia f (plural regie)
- direction (of a movie)
- direction, production (theater, tv, etc.)
- organization, direction
Related terms
- regista
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛ.d͡ʒa/
- Rhymes: -ɛdʒa
- Hyphenation: rè‧gia
Adjective
regia f sg
- feminine singular of regio
Anagrams
- Graie, agire, egira, eriga, giare, ragie, reagì
Latin
Pronunciation
- rēgia: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɡi.a/, [ˈreːɡiä]
- rēgia: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒi.a/, [ˈrɛːd͡ʒiä]
- rēgiā: (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈreː.ɡi.aː/, [ˈreːɡiäː]
- rēgiā: (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈre.d͡ʒi.a/, [ˈrɛːd͡ʒiä]
Etymology 1
Substantive noun from an ellipsis of the collocative term domus regia ("royal home/dwelling/abode"), itself from domus (“house, home, abode, dwelling”) and rēgius (“of or pertaining to a king; regal, royal”). Compare origin of Greek βασιλική (basilikḗ, “basilica”), from Byzantine Greek term βασιλική στοά (basilikḗ stoá, “royal building”)..
Noun
rēgia f (genitive rēgiae); first declension
- A royal palace, castle, fortress, residence; court; kingship.
- The royal tent in a camp.
- A royal city, capital.
- A roofed colonnade, portico, hall.
Declension
First-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | rēgia | rēgiae |
Genitive | rēgiae | rēgiārum |
Dative | rēgiae | rēgiīs |
Accusative | rēgiam | rēgiās |
Ablative | rēgiā | rēgiīs |
Vocative | rēgia | rēgiae |
Descendants
- Italian: reggia
Etymology 2
Inflected form of rēgius (“of or pertaining to a king; regal, royal”).
Adjective
rēgia
- inflection of rēgius:
- nominative/vocative feminine singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural
Adjective
rēgiā
- ablative feminine singular of rēgius
Derived terms
- aqua regia
References
- “regia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “regia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- regia in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- regia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “regia”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “regia”, in Samuel Ball Platner (1929), Thomas Ashby, editor, A Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome, London: Oxford University Press
- “regia”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- “regia”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
Portuguese
Etymology
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈʒi.ɐ/ [heˈʒi.ɐ]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeˈʒi.ɐ/ [χeˈʒi.ɐ]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁeˈʒi.a/ [heˈʒi.a]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈʒi.ɐ/
- Rhymes: -iɐ
- Hyphenation: re‧gi‧a
Verb
regia
- first/third-person singular imperfect indicative of reger
Spanish
Adjective
regia
- feminine singular of regio