Regal

regal regał regál régal German Pronunciation de /ʁeˈɡaːl/ de aːl 2 de De-Regal.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>) Etymology 1 right|thumb|de mehrere Bücherregale several bookcases Early 17th century, of de unclear origin. Hypotheses include:Regal#1 Derived from de gem-pro *rīgǭ *rigǭ ~ *rīgǭ ~ *rīhǭ, whence de Riege and de Reihe (both originally “row, line”). Derived from de la rēgula, whence de Riegel bar, latch, nl richel bar, latch”, dialectally also “rack. In both of the above cases the derivative must have been influenced by Latin or Romance. Earlier de nds Riole shelving points to confluence with a word for “drainage, sewer” (nl riool, gml reōle),"reōle", koeblergerhard.de which may ultimately be from the same sources as above. Another theory conjectures an de it *rigale, derived from it riga line by analogy with it scaffale (from it scaffa). Finally, formal influence by etymology 2 below is possible. Noun n,s:es a rack of shelves, shelving, a shelf in this collective sense, e.g. an open bookcase de vaguer in meaning Gestell Usage notes The plural de Regale refers to several such racks. The individual horizontal boards are called de Regalbretter. Declension n,s:es Alternative forms de Real obsolete 18-19th centuries Derived terms de Regalablage Regalbrett Regalebene Regalfach Aktenregal Bücherregal Kühlregal Lebensmittelregal Warenregal Descendants cs regál 1 lb Regal 1 pl regał 1 sk regál 1 Etymology 2 15th century, de la regalia regale, regalia 1. Noun n,s:es,ien de chiefly in the plural a right or privilege of a sovereign state or ruler; (one of the) regalia de Wichtige Regalien waren das Recht auf Besetzung der Bischofsämter und das Recht zur Erbauung von Pfalzen. Important royal privileges were the right of appointing the bishops, and the right to build palaces. Declension n,s:es,ien References Further reading de Regal_Gestell_Bord