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rege
king /ˈre.dʒe/
noun#506 most common
Also: monarch, sovereign
Example sentences
Regele este bun.
The king is good.
Copilul desenează un rege.
The child is drawing a king.
Regele locuiește într-un castel mare.
The king lives in a large castle.
Poporul îl respectă pe rege.
The people respect the king.
Coroana regelui era făcută din aur și pietre prețioase.
The king's crown was made of gold and precious stones.
Istoricii dezbat dacă acel rege a fost un tiran sau un reformator.
Historians debate whether that king was a tyrant or a reformer.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rege | regi |
| Genitive | regelui | regilor |
| Accusative | rege | regi |
| Vocative | rege | regilor |
Word family
Etymology
The word comes from Latin rex, regis, meaning king or ruler. Latin rex itself traces back to a very old Indo-European root tied to the idea of straight rule or guidance, the same root behind the verb regere, to rule or direct. Romanian kept this root directly from spoken Latin, unlike most Romance languages, which show similar reflexes such as French roi and Italian re.
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