regină
[reˈd͡ʒi.nə]feminine
The Romanian word for queen is regină.
regină refers to a female monarch. It is also used in a biological context to refer to a queen bee or a queen ant.
Meaning: female monarch (noun)
Related words
How does it change in a sentence?
When the queen is the possessor or the indirect object, the form changes to reginei.
Did you know?
- In Romanian chess terminology, the piece known as the 'queen' is actually called damă, which translates more closely to 'lady'.
- The Romanian term for a 'queen' in a deck of cards is damă, which literally translates to 'lady' or 'courtier' rather than using regină.
- In certain fairy tales, a queen might be referred to as împărăteasă instead of regină, depending on whether she rules an empire or a kingdom.
Examples in context
- Într-un stup poate fi doar o singură regină.In each beehive there can only be one queen.This sentence illustrates the use of regină in a biological context regarding a beehive.Tatoeba #13619678 by Ioana_Dobre, translation #871291 by CM
- O republică este o națiune al cărei conducător nu este un rege sau o regină, ci un președinte.A republic is a nation whose head is not a king or queen, but a president.This sentence uses regină to define a republic by contrasting a queen with a president.Tatoeba #1153812 by ijikure2, translation #19251 by shekitten
- Majestatea Voastră, ReginăYour Majesty, Queen
- Regina meaMy queen
- Mă bucur să fiu aici în prezența reginei.I am delighted to be here in the presence of the queen.
- Regina mea preferată este Regina Victoria.My favorite queen is Queen Victoria.
- Sper că vei câștiga concursul deoarece ești o adevărată regină.I hope you win the contest because you are a true queen.
- Ea este regina petrecerii!She is the queen of the party!
- Regină Maria a fost o persoană foarte respectată.Queen Maria was a very respected person.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “queen” translations and entries regină, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
- Example sentences: Tatoeba CC BY 2.0 FR.