regla
See also: régla and reglá
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
- Hyphenation: reg‧la
- IPA(key): /ˈɾeɡla/
Noun
regla
- (rare) ruler (for measurement)
- (informal) period, menstruation
- Synonym: kaulangan
Related terms
- reglamento
Catalan
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Doublet of reixa.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈre.ɡlə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈre.ɡla/
Noun
regla f (plural regles)
- rule, ruling
- period (menstruation)
Icelandic
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin regula.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /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.)
Declension
declension of regla
| f-w1 | singular | plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | regla | reglan | reglur | reglurnar |
| accusative | reglu | regluna | reglur | reglurnar |
| dative | reglu | reglunni | reglum | reglunum |
| genitive | reglu | reglunnar | regla/reglna | reglanna/reglnanna |
Derived terms
- þumalputtaregla
Leonese
Etymology
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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 conj.
- to set (e.g. a watch)
- to adjust
- to regulate
Conjugation
conjugation of regla (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a regla | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | reglând | ||||||
| past participle | reglat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | reglez | reglezi | reglează | reglăm | reglați | reglează | |
| imperfect | reglam | reglai | regla | reglam | reglați | reglau | |
| simple perfect | reglai | reglași | reglă | reglarăm | reglarăți | reglară | |
| pluperfect | reglasem | reglaseși | reglase | reglaserăm | reglaserăți | reglaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să reglez | să reglezi | să regleze | să reglăm | să reglați | să regleze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | reglează | reglați | |||||
| negative | nu regla | nu reglați | |||||
Related terms
- regula
- regulă
Spanish
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Compare Portuguese regra. Doublet of reja. Cognate with English rule.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreɡla/ [ˈre.ɣ̞la]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -eɡla
- Syllabification: re‧gla
Noun
regla f (plural reglas)
- rule(regulation, norm)
- ruler (measuring stick)
- (colloquial) menstruation, period
- Está en su regla. ― She's on her period.
Derived terms
- a regla
- arreglar
- cuatro reglas
- 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 cálculo
- regla de oro
- regla de tres
- reglón
Verb
regla
- inflection of reglar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “regla”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Swedish
Etymology
regel + -a
Verb
regla (present reglar, preterite reglade, supine reglat, imperative regla)
- to bolt, lock, to close with a latch (= regel)
Conjugation
Conjugation of regla (weak)
| Active | Passive | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | regla | reglas | ||
| Supine | reglat | reglats | ||
| Imperative | regla | — | ||
| Imper. plural1 | reglen | — | ||
| Present | Past | Present | Past | |
| Indicative | reglar | reglade | reglas | reglades |
| Ind. plural1 | regla | reglade | reglas | reglades |
| Subjunctive2 | regle | reglade | regles | reglades |
| Participles | ||||
| Present participle | reglande | |||
| Past participle | reglad | |||
| 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
- Hyphenation: reg‧la
- IPA(key): /ˈɾeɡla/, [ˈɾeɡ.lɐ]
Noun
regla (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)
- (colloquial) menstruation; period
- Synonym: sapanahon
- (colloquial) blood from menstruation
- (literary) rule; regulation; policy
- Synonyms: tuntunin, patakaran, pasunod, reglamento
Derived terms
- magkaregla
- magregla
- panregla
- reglahan
Related terms
- reglador
- reglamento
- regular
- regulasyon
See also
- buwanan
- mens
- menses
- mensuwal
Further reading
- “regla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila: Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2018