ρε
Greek
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾe/
Etymology 1
From Koine Greek ὠρέ (ōré), from Ancient Greek μωρέ (mōré), the vocative form of μωρός (mōrós). Doublet of βρε (vre) and μωρέ (moré).
Interjection
ρε • (re)
- (colloquial, informal) hey, eh, dude (informal address to a friend or acquaintance, usually male)
- Ρε Γιάννη, τι γίνεται εκεί πέρα; Ακούω φωνές.
- Re Giánni, ti gínetai ekeí péra? Akoúo fonés.
- Hey Gianni, what's going on over there? I can hear shouting.
- Έλα ρε, μη λες τέτοια!
- Éla re, mi les tétoia!
- Come on, dude, don't say stuff like that!
- (colloquial, informal, offensive) you, blud (informal address to strangers and unfamiliar people to deliberately offend)
- Φύγε από δω, ρε αλήτη.
- Fýge apó do, re alíti.
- Get out of here, you bum.
- Ξέρεις ποιος είμαι εγώ, ρε;
- Xéreis poios eímai egó, re;
- Do you know who I am, bud?
- (colloquial, informal) jeez, gosh, yikes, my (expressing surprise or bewilderment)
- Αχ ρε τι πάθαμε.
- Ach re ti páthame.
- Oh jeez, look what happened to us.
- Ρε, τον φουκαρά!
- Re, ton foukará!
- Gosh, the poor wretch!
Related terms
- βρε (vre)
- μωρέ (moré)
- μωρή (morí)
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Italian re.
Noun
ρε • (re) n (indeclinable)
- (music) re, ray (second note in the tonic sol-fa or solfège scale)
- (music) D (second note or supertonic in the C major scale)
- ρε ματζόρε ― re matzóre ― D major
- ρε μινόρε ― re minóre ― D minor
- ρε ύφεση ματζόρε ― re ýfesi matzóre ― D-flat major