regla

See also: régla and reglá

Asturian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula.

Noun

regla f (plural regles)

  1. rule
  2. ruling
  3. ruler

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regla (rule).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾeɡla/, [ˈɾeɡ.l̪a]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: reg‧la

Noun

régla (Basahan spelling ᜍᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)

  1. (rare) ruler (for measurement)
  2. (informal) period, menstruation
    Synonym: kaulangan

Catalan

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Doublet of rella.

Noun

regla f (plural regles)

  1. rule, ruling
  2. period (menstruation)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

regla

  1. inflection of reglar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Icelandic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regula.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛkla/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkla

Noun

regla f (genitive singular reglu, nominative plural reglur)

  1. rule
  2. order (state of being well arranged)
  3. order (religious or knightly organization, etc.)

Declension

Derived terms

Leonese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

regla f (plural reglas)

  1. rule

References

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French régler. Doublet of regula.

Verb

a regla (third-person singular present reglează, past participle reglat) 1st conj.

  1. to set (e.g. a watch)
  2. to adjust
  3. to regulate

Conjugation

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈreɡla/ [ˈre.ɣ̞la]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɡla
  • Syllabification: re‧gla

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin regula. Compare Portuguese regra. Doublet of reja, which is inherited. Cognate with English rule.

Noun

regla f (plural reglas)

  1. rule (regulation, norm)
  2. ruler (measuring stick)
  3. (colloquial) menstruation, period
    Está en su regla.She's on her period.
Derived terms

Verb

regla

  1. inflection of reglar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

Swedish

Etymology

regel (bolt) + -a

Verb

regla (present reglar, preterite reglade, supine reglat, imperative regla)

  1. to bolt, lock, to close with a latch (= regel)

Conjugation

  • regling

See also

Further reading

Anagrams

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish regla.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɾeɡla/, [ˈɾɛɡ.lɐ]
  • Hyphenation: reg‧la

Noun

regla (Baybayin spelling ᜇᜒᜄ᜔ᜎ)

  1. (colloquial) menstruation; period
    Synonym: sapanahon
  2. (colloquial) blood from menstruation
  3. (literary) rule; regulation; policy
    Synonyms: tuntunin, patakaran, pasunod, reglamento

Derived terms

  • magkaregla
  • magregla
  • panregla
  • reglahan

See also

Further reading

  • regla”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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