reina

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (plural reines)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Asturian · pieces d'axedrez (layout · text)
rei	dama, reina	torre	alfil	caballu	peón

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

reina f (plural reines)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Catalan · peces d'escacs (layout · text)
rei	reina, dama	torre	alfil	cavall	peó

Verb

reina

1. third-person singular present indicative of reinar
2. second-person singular imperative of reinar

Etymology

From Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reina f (oblique plural reinas, nominative singular reina, nominative plural reinas)

1. queen (female monarch)

References

• von Wartburg, Walther (1928-2002), “regina”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 100, page 210

Etymology

From Spanish reina.

Noun

reina

1. queen

Verb

reina

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of reinar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of reinar

Etymology

From Old Spanish reyna, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Italian regina and Portuguese rainha

Noun

reina f (plural reinas)

1. queen
2. (chess) queen
3. (card games) queen

See also

Chess pieces in Spanish · piezas de ajedrez (layout · text)
rey	reina, dama	torre, roque	alfil	caballo	peón

Playing cards in Spanish · cartas (layout · text)
as	dos	tres	cuatro	cinco	seis	siete
ocho	nueve	diez	sota	reina	rey	comodín

Verb

reina

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of reinar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of reinar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of reinar.