reġina

See also: regina, regină, Regina, Regína, and Regīna

Maltese

Etymology

From Italian regina and/or Sicilian rigina, riggina, both from Latin rēgīna. If originally borrowed from Sicilian, the form would have been later influenced by either the masculine re (“king”) or the Italian form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛˈd͡ʒiː.na/

Noun

reġina f (plural rġejjen, masculine re)

  1. queen
    Synonym: (see there for notes) sultana
  2. (chess) queen

Derived terms

See also

Chess pieces in Maltese · Bċejjeċ taċ-ċess (layout · text)
re reġina torri isqof żiemel pjun, pedina, petun
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