"re" meaning in Italian

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Noun

IPA: /ˈre/, /ˈre/ Forms: regina [feminine]
Rhymes: -e Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēx Italian re Inherited from Latin rēx, via the nominative singular, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”). Doublet of rege, which was borrowed from Latin via the accusative rēgem. Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|inh|la>rēx>king|id=king|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs Proto-Italic *rēks Latin rēx Italian re, {{root|it|ine-pro|*h₃reǵ-}}, {{inh|it|la|rēx}} Latin rēx, {{inh|it|ine-pro|*h₃rḗǵs||ruler, king}} Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”), {{doublet|it|rege}} Doublet of rege Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#|f=#gina}} re m (invariable, feminine regina)
  1. king (male monarch) Tags: invariable, masculine Synonyms: rege, sovrano
    Sense id: en-re-it-noun-g02IUh~H Categories (other): Monarchy Disambiguation of Monarchy: 55 11 11 11 11
  2. (chess, card games) king Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-re-it-noun-6B3-aYQa Categories (other): Card games, Chess, Italian entries with etymology trees, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Italian heteronyms, Card games, Chess, Heads of state, Music Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymology trees: 5 53 41 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 2 50 36 6 6 Disambiguation of Italian heteronyms: 5 41 30 12 12 Disambiguation of Card games: 2 84 13 Disambiguation of Chess: 0 100 0 Disambiguation of Heads of state: 6 47 35 6 6 Disambiguation of Music: 0 38 16 24 22 Topics: board-games, card-games, chess, games
  3. (figurative) king, magnate (man who excels in something) Tags: figuratively, invariable, masculine Synonyms: campione, principe, signore
    Sense id: en-re-it-noun-cM1YFBsY
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1 Related terms: re di cuori, re di fiori, re di picche, re di quadri, regina, donna, torre, alfiere, cavallo, pedone, asso, due, tre, quattro, cinque, sei, sette, otto, nove, dieci, fante, jolly, joker, matta

Noun

IPA: /ˈrɛ/, /ˈrɛ/
Rhymes: -ɛ Etymology: From Latin resonāre (“to resound”), from the first word of the second line of Ut queant laxis, the medieval hymn on which solfège was based, because its lines started on each note of the scale successively. Etymology templates: {{der|it|la|resono|resonāre|t=to resound}} Latin resonāre (“to resound”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} re m (invariable)
  1. re (musical note) Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-re-it-noun-it:note
  2. D (musical note or key) Tags: invariable, masculine
    Sense id: en-re-it-noun-2-RpGsVo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Ut queant laxis"
  ],
  "word": "re"
}

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