raíña

See also: raina and Raina

Galician

Rúa da Raíña ("Queen's street"), Santiago de Compostela

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /raˈiɲa/ [raˈi.ɲɐ]
• Rhymes: -iɲa
• Hyphenation: ra‧í‧ña

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese reinha, rainha, from Latin rēgīna. Compare Portuguese rainha.

Alternative forms

• reíña
• rainha (reintegrationist)

Noun

raíña f (plural raíñas)

1. queen

   Synonym: soberana

2. chess queen

   Synonym: dama

Related terms

• rei

Etymology 2

From raia (“line”), ultimately from Latin radius (“ray of light; rod”).

Alternative forms

• rainha (reintegrationist)

Noun

raíña f (plural raíñas)

1. a sunny moment in a rainy day

   Synonyms: raeira, raiola

2. hopscotch court

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rayna”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “rayna”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “raíña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN