rei

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Meaning

  1. (masculine) king (monarch)
  2. (masculine) king

Frequency

A1
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʁej/
Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rex Old Galician-Portuguese rei Portuguese rei Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese rei, from Latin rēgem (“king”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“rules”). Compare Galician and Fala rei.

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