reina

reina

See also: Reina, rèina, reiná, reíña, and reïna

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (plural reines)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

Related terms

• rei

See also

Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text)
rei	dama, reina	torre	alfil	caballu	peón

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• reyna (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Catalan reïna (with a shift in stress), from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈrej.nə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈrej.na/

• Audio

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Noun

reina f (plural reines)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

Derived terms

• reina de les flors
• reina dels boscs
• reina dels prats

 

Related terms

• regnar
• regnat
• regne
• rei

 

See also

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

References

• “reina” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “reina”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023
• “reina” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “reina” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Verb

reina

1. third-person singular present indicative of reinar
2. second-person singular imperative of reinar

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reˈi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: re‧ì‧na

Etymology 1

From New Latin Rheum (genus of plants that includes rhubarb) +‎ -ina, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον (rhêon, “rhubarb”). The acid is derived from anthraquinone, present in rhubarb leaves.[1]

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

1. (botany) knotweed, smartweed (Polygonaceae plants including rhubarb)
2. (organic chemistry) carboxyl acid

Etymology 2

Inherited from Latin regīna.

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

1. (archaic or poetic) queen

Noun

reina f (plural reine)

1. (ichthyology, regional, Tuscan) carp (Cyprinus carpio)

References

1. reina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana.

Anagrams

• areni, arnie, ernia, renai

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Old Occitan

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (oblique plural reinas, nominative singular reina, nominative plural reinas)

1. queen (female monarch)

Descendants

• Occitan: reina

References

• Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “regina”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 10: R, page 210

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish reina.

Noun

reina

1. queen

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Portuguese

Verb

reina

1. inflection of reinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Sardinian

Noun

reina f (plural reinas)

1. queen

   Coordinate term: re

2. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Sardinian · petzos de is iscacos (layout · text)
re	reina	turre	alfiere	caddu	peone

Further reading

• “reina” in Ditzionàriu in línia de sa limba e de sa cultura sarda (2016). Searchable in multiple languages at ditzionariu.sardegnacultura.it

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish reyna (with a shift in stress), from Latin rēgīna. Compare Italian regina and Portuguese rainha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreina/ [ˈrei̯.na]

• Audio (Colombia)

  (file)

• Rhymes: -eina
• Syllabification: rei‧na

Noun

reina f (plural reinas)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

   Synonym: dama

3. (card games) queen

Derived terms

• abeja reina
• brazo de reina
• reina de la noche
• reina del drama (“drama queen”)
• silla de la reina

 

Related terms

• rey

Descendants

• → Cebuano: rayna
• → Papiamentu: reina
• → Tagalog: reyna

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
rey	dama, reina	torre, roque	alfil	caballo	peón

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as	dos	tres	cuatro	cinco	seis	siete
ocho	nueve	diez	sota	reina	rey	comodín

Verb

reina

1. inflection of reinar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “rey”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• aíren, erina, reían