Rei in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Rei

You can make 4 words from 'rei' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 3 letters words from 'rei'
• 2 letters words from 'rei'

3 letters words from 'rei'

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REI 3

2 letters words from 'rei'

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RE 2

Definitions and meaning of rei

rei

Alternative forms

• ree

Etymology

Incorrect back-formation of Portuguese plural réis. The correct singular is real.

Noun

rei (plural reis)

1. An old Portuguese money of account.

Related terms

• real
• millrei

Anagrams

• -ier, EIR, Eri., IRE, IrE, Ire., Rie, eir, ire, rie

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

Related terms

• reina

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Catalan

Etymology

From Old Catalan rei, reig, from Latin rēgem, accusative of rēx, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reina)

1. king
2. (chess) king

Derived terms

• Reis Mags

Related terms

• reial

See also

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Chuukese

Etymology

re- +‎ -(e)i

Preposition

rei

1. with me

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Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch rei, from Picard rey, from Old French raie, roie. Cognate to German Reigen, English ray.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛi̯/
• Hyphenation: rei
• Rhymes: -ɛi̯

Noun

rei m (plural reien, diminutive reitje n)

1. circle dance, dance in which the participants form a circle, walk or dance rhythmically and sing or chant

Synonyms

• reidans
• rondedans

References

• van der Sijs, Nicoline, editor (2010) Etymologiebank‎^[1], Meertens Institute

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king
2. (chess) king

Related terms

• raíña

See also

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Italian

Adjective

rei

1. masculine plural of reo

Anagrams

• eri, ire, riè

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Japanese

Romanization

rei

1. Rōmaji transcription of れい
2. Rōmaji transcription of レイ

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Kabuverdianu

Noun

rei m

1. king

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Ladin

Alternative forms

• rëi

Etymology

From Latin rēte.

Noun

rei f (plural reies)

1. net
2. network

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Latin

Etymology 1

Noun

reī f

1. genitive/dative singular of rēs

Etymology 2

Noun

reī m

1. inflection of reus:
   1. genitive singular
   2. nominative/vocative plural

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Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

rei m

1. king

References

• Pallabreiru Llïonés

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Luxembourgish

Verb

rei

1. second-person singular imperative of reien

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Mirandese

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem.

Noun

rei m (plural reis)

1. king

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• red

Verb

rei

1. simple past of ri
2. simple past of ride

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Verb

rei

1. past of ri

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Old French

Noun

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of roi

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Old Occitan

Alternative forms

• rey

Etymology

From Latin rēx, rēgem

Noun

rei m (oblique plural reis, nominative singular reis, nominative plural rei)

1. king (male monarch)

Coordinate terms

• reina (“queen”)

Descendants

• Occitan: rei, rèi
• Old Catalan: rei, rey
  • Catalan: rei

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine reỹa, feminine plural reỹas)

1. king (male ruler of a kingdom)
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 221 (facsimile):

     Como ſanta maria guareceu en Onna al Rei don fernando quand era menỹo dũa grand enfermidade q̇ auia.

     How Holy Mary cured King Ferdinand in Oña of a great sickness that he had when he was a child.

Related terms

• real

Descendants

• Fala: rei
• Galician: rei
• Portuguese: rei
  • Angolar: alê
  • Annobonese: alé
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
  • Kabuverdianu: rei
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
  • Kristang: re
  • Papiamentu: rei
  • Principense: arê
  • Sãotomense: alê

See also

• emperador

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Papiamentu

Etymology

From Spanish rey.

Noun

rei

1. king

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Polish

Noun

rei

1. inflection of reja:
   1. genitive/dative/locative singular
   2. genitive plural

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• rey (obsolete)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem, accusative singular of rēx (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɐj/, /ʁej/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁej/

Noun

rei m (plural reis, feminine rainha, feminine plural rainhas)

1. king (monarch)
2. (chess, card games) king

Usage notes

In archaic usage, the definite form (“the king”) may be expressed as el-rei instead of o rei.

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:rei.

Descendants

• Angolar: alê
• Annobonese: alé
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: rei
• Kabuverdianu: rei
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: rhe
• Kristang: re
• Papiamentu: rei
• Principense: arê
• Sãotomense: alê

See also

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Rapa Nui

Noun

rei

1. end of a boat (stern or prow)

Derived terms

• reimiro

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Swahili

Noun

rei (n class, plural rei)

1. Alternative form of ree

See also

Source: wiktionary.org

• REHYPNOTIZE, to hypnotize again.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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