ρήγας

See also: ρήγα

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek ῥήξ (rhḗx, “king”), from Latin rēx (“king”).

The second meaning is a semantic loan from Italian re.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾi.ɣas/

Noun

ρήγας • (rígas) m (plural ρηγάδες, feminine ρήγισσα)

  1. (fairy tales) king
  2. (card games) king (in a pack of playing cards)
    Synonym: παπάς m (papás)

Declension

Declension of ρήγας
singular plural
nominative ρήγας (rígas) ρηγάδες (rigádes)
genitive ρήγα (ríga) ρηγάδων (rigádon)
accusative ρήγα (ríga) ρηγάδες (rigádes)
vocative ρήγα (ríga) ρηγάδες (rigádes)

Descendants

  • → Albanian: rig[2]
  • → Romanian: rigă

References

  1. ^ ρήγας, in Λεξικό της κοινής νεοελληνικής [Dictionary of Standard Modern Greek], Triantafyllidis Foundation, 1998 at the Centre for the Greek language
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir E. (1998), “rig”, in Albanian Etymological Dictionary, Leiden; Boston; Köln: Brill, →ISBN, page 371
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