"reine" meaning in French

See reine in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ʁɛn/, /ʁɛːn/ Audio: Fr-reine.ogg Forms: reines [plural], roi [masculine]
Rhymes: -ɛn Etymology: Inherited from Old French reïne, reyne, royne, from Latin rēgīna. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|reïne|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French reïne, {{inh+|fr|fro|reïne}} Inherited from Old French reïne, {{inh|fr|la|rēgīna}} Latin rēgīna Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|m=roi}} reine f (plural reines, masculine roi)
  1. queen (a female monarch) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-reine-fr-noun-8-3se3~o Categories (other): Female, Heads of state, Monarchy Disambiguation of Female: 54 46 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 45 55 Disambiguation of Monarchy: 71 29
  2. queen (a reproductive female animal in a hive) Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-reine-fr-noun-FtMlvfth Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Female, Heads of state Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Female: 54 46 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: bouchée à la reine, reine des animaux, reine mère

Inflected forms

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      "form": "reines",
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    },
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      "homophone": "raines"
    },
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    },
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      "ipa": "/ʁɛːn/"
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      "homophone": "raine"
    },
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      "homophone": "reines"
    },
    {
      "homophone": "rêne"
    },
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      "homophone": "renne"
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