reine

Pronunciation

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Adjective

reine

1. Inflected form of rein

Etymology

From Old French reïne, reyne, royne, from Latin rēgīna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛn
• Homophones: Rennes, renne, reines, rêne, rênes

Noun

reine f (plural reines)

1. queen

Further reading

• “reine” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• Irène, renie, renié

Verb

reine

1. first-person singular present subjunctive of reinar
2. third-person singular present subjunctive of reinar

Adjective

reine

1. inflected form of rein

Etymology

From Old Dutch reini, rēni, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈreinə/

Adjective

reine

1. clean, pure, untainted
2. noble, pure of heart
3. free of sin
4. of excellent quality

Adverb

reine

1. neatly, properly, according to custom
2. cleanly, completely

Further reading

• “reine (I)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “reine (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• “reine (I)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929
• “reine (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1929

Alternative forms

• ranne (continental Normandy)
• royne (Guernsey)

Etymology

From Old French royne, reine, from Latin rēgīna.

Noun

reine f (plural reines)

1. (Jersey) queen

Adjective

reine

1. definite singular of rein
2. plural of rein

Adjective

reine

1. definite singular of rein
2. plural of rein

Verb

reine

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of reinar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of reinar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of reinar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of reinar

Verb

reine

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of reinar.
2. First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of reinar.
3. Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of reinar.
4. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of reinar.