regi

Verb

regi (present regas, past regis, future regos, conditional regus, volitive regu)

1. to rule, to reign, to govern, to control
   • 1907, L. L. Zamenhof, speech at the Third World Congress of Esperanto:

     En Esperantujo regas ne sole la lingvo Esperanto, sed ankaŭ la interna ideo de la Esperantismo.

     The Esperanto world is ruled not only by the language Esperanto, but also by the internal idea of Esperantismo.

   • 1907, Kazimierz Bein (tr.), La Faraono, translation of original by Bolesław Prus, Introduction:

     Sed multaj faraonoj regis mallonge.

     But many pharaohs ruled for a short time.

Inflection

Conjugation of regi present past future singular plural singular plural singular plural tense regas regis regos active participle reganta regantaj reginta regintaj regonta regontaj acc. regantan regantajn regintan regintajn regontan regontajn passive participle regata regataj regita regitaj regota regotaj acc. regatan regatajn regitan regitajn regotan regotajn nominal active participle reganto regantoj reginto regintoj regonto regontoj acc. reganton regantojn reginton regintojn regonton regontojn nominal passive participle regato regatoj regito regitoj regoto regotoj acc. regaton regatojn regiton regitojn regoton regotojn adverbial active participle regante reginte regonte adverbial passive participle regate regite regote infinitive regi imperative regu conditional regus

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *reki.

Noun

regi (genitive ree, partitive rege)

1. sledge

Adjective

regi

1. plural of regio

Noun

regi

1. plural of rege

Anagrams

• egri
• ergi

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *reki, compare Finnish reki.

Noun

regi (genitive rien, partitive regie)

1. sledge, sleigh

Noun

rēgī

1. dative singular of rēx

Verb

regī

1. present passive infinitive of regō

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *reki, akin to Finnish reki.

Noun

regi

1. sled

Verb

regi

1. first-person singular preterite of reger

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [red͡ʒʲ]

Noun

regi m

1. indefinite plural nominative and accusative form of rege.
2. indefinite plural genitive and dative form of rege.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /rɛˈɧiː/

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Noun

regi c

1. direction (of a film or a theatre performance)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *reki, from Baltic (compare Latvian ragavas, Lithuanian ragės). Related to Finnish reki.

Noun

regi

1. sledge, sleigh
2. cart, wagon

References

• Zajceva, N. G.; Mullonen, M. I. (2007), “воз, дровни, повозка, сани”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary], Petrozavodsk: Periodika

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈrɛɡɪ/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈreːɡi/, /ˈrɛɡi/

Verb

regi

1. Soft mutation of rhegi.