Spanish Conversation · Level 25
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Spanish word
reina
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈrejna/
Meaning
- feminine nounqueen
Example
¿Quién es la reina?
Who is the queen?
More examples
La reina consorte asistió a la ceremonia.
The queen consort attended the ceremony.
Core concept
Woman who holds the office of a sovereign or a woman praised as first among equals.
Common phrases
la reina
the queen
la reina consorte
queen consort
la reina madre
queen mother
Similar words
rey: Man occupying the sovereign role of a kingdom and acting as the male monarch.
monarca: Individual who reigns as the head of state, exercising sovereign power over a nation.
emperatriz: Woman who holds the imperial throne and governs an empire.
soberano: Person who holds ultimate sovereign power as the state's highest authority.
Definition in Spanish
Título femenino que indica la posición principal de una mujer en la jerarquía real o social, tanto en sentido literal como en sentido figurado.
Word origin
Spanish reina derives from Latin regina 'queen', formed as the feminine of rex 'king' and related to English words like regal via the PIE root *h3reǵ- 'to rule'.
Usage tips
- Reina names the woman, while reign in English and reinado in Spanish name the period of rule, and reino means kingdom.