"re" meaning in Maltese

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Noun

IPA: /rɛː/ Forms: rejiet [plural], reġina [feminine]
Etymology: Borrowed from Sicilian re and/or Italian re, from Latin rēx. Etymology templates: {{bor+|mt|scn|re}} Borrowed from Sicilian re, {{bor|mt|it|re}} Italian re, {{der|mt|la|rēx}} Latin rēx Head templates: {{mt-noun|f=reġina|g=m|p=rejiet}} re m (plural rejiet, feminine reġina)
  1. king Tags: masculine Synonyms: sultan
    Sense id: en-re-mt-noun-6B3-aYQa
  2. (chess) king Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Chess, Chess
    Sense id: en-re-mt-noun-6B3-aYQa1 Disambiguation of Chess: 23 77 Categories (other): Maltese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Maltese entries with incorrect language header: 25 75 Topics: board-games, chess, games
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: renju, reġina, torri, isqof, żiemel, pjun, pedina, petun

Inflected forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "ipa": "/rɛː/"
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    "Maltese terms derived from Italian",
    "Maltese terms derived from Latin",
    "Maltese terms derived from Sicilian",
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    },
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      "form": "reġina",
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    {
      "word": "torri"
    },
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      "word": "isqof"
    },
    {
      "word": "żiemel"
    },
    {
      "word": "pjun"
    },
    {
      "word": "pedina"
    },
    {
      "word": "petun"
    }
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    }
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