reine
See also: Reine, reiné, reìne, and reïne
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
reine
- Inflected form of rein
French
Etymology
From Old French reïne, reyne, royne, from Latin rēgīna.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʁɛn/
Audio (France, Paris) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛn
- Homophones: Rennes, renne, rennes, reines, rêne, rênes, raine, raines
Noun
reine f (plural reines, masculine roi)
- queen (a female monarch)
- 1959, Jacques Brel, Ne me quitte pas
- Je ferai un domaine où l'amour sera roi, où l'amour sera loi, où tu seras reine
- (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1959, Jacques Brel, Ne me quitte pas
- queen (a reproductive female animal in a hive)
Derived terms
- bouchée à la reine
- reine des animaux
- reine mère
Further reading
- “reine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- Irène, renie, renié
Galician
Verb
reine
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of reinar
German
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
reine
- inflection of rein:
- strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
- strong nominative/accusative plural
- weak nominative all-gender singular
- weak accusative feminine/neuter singular
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch reini, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈreinə/
Adjective
reine
- clean, pure, untainted
- noble, pure of heart
- free of sin
- of excellent quality
Inflection
Adjective | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | ||
Nominative | Indefinite | reine | reine | reine | reine |
Definite | reine | reine | |||
Accusative | Indefinite | reinen | reine | reine | reine |
Definite | reine | ||||
Genitive | reins | reiner | reins | reiner | |
Dative | reinen | reiner | reinen | reinen |
Alternative forms
- rêne
Derived terms
- reinen
Descendants
- Dutch: rein
- Negerhollands: rein
- Limburgish: rein
Adverb
reine
- neatly, properly, according to custom
- cleanly, completely
Alternative forms
- rêne
Further reading
- “reine (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- “reine (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “reine (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page I
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “reine (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II
Norman
Alternative forms
- ranne (continental Normandy)
- royne (Guernsey)
Etymology
From Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna.
Noun
reine f (plural reines)
- (Jersey) queen
Coordinate terms
- rouai
Derived terms
- barbe d'la reine (“love-in-a-mist”, literally “queen's beard”)
- Dgieu sauve la Reine (“God Save the Queen”)
- faithe la reine (“to put on airs”)
- hèrbe à la reine (“petty spurge”)
- reine méthe (“queen mother”)
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
reine
- definite singular of rein
- plural of rein
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adjective
reine
- definite singular of rein
- plural of rein
Portuguese
Verb
reine
- inflection of reinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative
Spanish
Verb
reine
- inflection of reinar:
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive
- third-person singular imperative