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rēgīna regit colōrem

rēgīna regit colōrem
Classical[reːˈɡiː.na ˈrɛ.ɡɪt kɔˈɫoː.rẽː]Ecclesiastical[reˈd͡ʒiː.na ˈrɛː.d͡ʒit koˈlɔː.rem]

Meaning

  1. the Queen in chess, always starts on the colour of its own.

Origins

Literally, “The Queen rules [her own] colour”, or more loosely translated as “the Queen takes her own colour”. From the fact that, in chess, the white Queen always starts the game on the white file d1, and black Queen starts on the black file d8.

Quick answers

What does rēgīna regit colōrem mean in Latin?
rēgīna regit colōrem, a phrase, means “the Queen in chess, always starts on the colour of its own.”.
How do you pronounce rēgīna regit colōrem?
In classical Latin, [reːˈɡiː.na ˈrɛ.ɡɪt kɔˈɫoː.rẽː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [reˈd͡ʒiː.na ˈrɛː.d͡ʒit koˈlɔː.rem].