la
feminine
ʁɛn
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Translation
queen
Word origin
From Old French reine, from Latin regina ('queen'), from rex ('king'). English regal and the borrowing regina come from the same Latin root.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- regina
- English cognates
- regal, regina
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluralreines
Examples
souri foule .
The queen smiled at the crowd from the window.
.
She thinks she is the queen of the world.
'Angleterre trône .
The Queen of England has been on the throne for a long time.
souri foule palais.
The queen smiled at the crowd in front of the palace.
conte, .
In this tale, the queen lives alone in a white tower.
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