raig
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Catalan raig~rag~ratx~ray, from Latin radius. Doublet of radi, a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Noun
raig m (plural raigs or rajos)
- ray, beam
- 2009, Jean Grave, Les Aventures d'en Nono:
- abans que abrusadors raigs de sol caussesin molesta fatiga
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- spoke (of a wheel)
- jet (of liquid)
- squirt, stream
Derived terms
- raig alfa
- raig beta
- raig gamma
- raig làser
- raig X
Related terms
References
- “raig”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “raig” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Latin rēx, rēgem, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃rḗǵs (“ruler, king”).
Noun
raig m (plural raigs)