Contionary:rena

Carnian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *žena (“woman, wife”). The semantic shift to “queen” likely occurred under the influence of the Italian reina. Doublet of giena.

Pronunciation

• (Standard) IPA: [ɾɛ̂ːnɐ]
• (Kvarner) IPA: [ɾê̞ːna]

Noun

rena f

1. queen

   Ta rena je vensied. ― The queen has come.

2. (archaic, dialectal) woman

   Synonym: giena

Declension

	Singular	Plural
Nominative	rena	reni
Accusative	renà	reni
Genitive	rene	ren
Dative	reni	renam

Related terms

• ren (“king”)