Regal

See also: regal, regał, regál, and régal

German

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁeˈɡaːl/
• Rhymes: -aːl

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Etymology 1

Bücherregale

Of unknown origin. Perhaps derived from Middle Low German riōle or reōle (“rack, frame, ditch”). Compare Dutch regel. In the 18th and 19th centuries, the form Regal existed alongside the form Real.

Noun

Regal n (strong, genitive Regales or Regals, plural Regale)

1. shelf, shelving, rack, bookcase

   Synonyms: Bord, Gestell

Declension

Declension of Regal [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Regal	die	Regale
genitive	eines	des	Regales, Regals	der	Regale
dative	einem	dem	Regal, Regale1	den	Regalen
accusative	ein	das	Regal	die	Regale

¹Now rare, see notes.

Derived terms

• Regalablage
• Regalebene
• Regalfach
• Aktenregal
• Bücherregal
• Kühlregal
• Lebensmittelregal
• Warenregal

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin regalia.

Noun

Regal n (strong, genitive Regales or Regals, plural Regalien)

1. a right/privilege of a sovereign state or ruler; (in the plural) regalia

   Wichtige Regalien waren das Recht auf Besetzung der Bischofsämter und das Recht zur Erbauung von Pfalzen.

   Important privileges were the right of appointing the bishops, and the right to the building of palaces.

Further reading

• “Regal” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Regal” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• Regal on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• “Regal” in Duden online