Post by t-bob on Mar 8, 2019 10:03:25 GMT -5
REGINA
noun
1. queen.
Quotes
He represented the rule of law, and in Miromara the law bowed to no one, not even the regina herself. -- Jennifer Donnelly, Sea Spell, 2016 "Mother of heaven, regina of the clouds ... ." -- Wallace Stevens, "Le Monocle de Mon Oncle," Others, 1918
Origin
The Latin noun rēgīna “queen” is obviously related to the Latin noun rēx (inflectional stem rēg-) “king,” but how rēgīna is derived from rēx is tricky. There is also a deceptive resemblance between rēx and rēgīna and Sanskrit rā́jan- “rajah, king” and rā́jñī- “queen, ranee” (rēgīna and rā́jñī- are not directly related). There is a definite connection, however, between Latin rēx (rēg-), rēgīna and the Celtic words for king, e.g., Old Irish rí (from rīks), and its stem ríg (from rīg-os). Rígain, the Old Irish word for queen, is cognate with rēgīna. Regina dates from Old English times
noun
1. queen.
Quotes
He represented the rule of law, and in Miromara the law bowed to no one, not even the regina herself. -- Jennifer Donnelly, Sea Spell, 2016 "Mother of heaven, regina of the clouds ... ." -- Wallace Stevens, "Le Monocle de Mon Oncle," Others, 1918
Origin
The Latin noun rēgīna “queen” is obviously related to the Latin noun rēx (inflectional stem rēg-) “king,” but how rēgīna is derived from rēx is tricky. There is also a deceptive resemblance between rēx and rēgīna and Sanskrit rā́jan- “rajah, king” and rā́jñī- “queen, ranee” (rēgīna and rā́jñī- are not directly related). There is a definite connection, however, between Latin rēx (rēg-), rēgīna and the Celtic words for king, e.g., Old Irish rí (from rīks), and its stem ríg (from rīg-os). Rígain, the Old Irish word for queen, is cognate with rēgīna. Regina dates from Old English times
