interregno

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin interrēgnum. By surface analysis, inter- +‎ regno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.terˈreɲ.ɲo/
• Rhymes: -eɲɲo
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧ré‧gno

Noun

interregno m (plural interregni)

1. (historical) interregnum

Further reading

• interregno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Noun

interrēgnō

1. dative/ablative singular of interrēgnum

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin interrēgnum.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈʁɛ.ɡi.nu/ [ĩ.teˈhɛ.ɡi.nu], /ĩ.teˈʁɛɡ.nu/ [ĩ.teˈhɛɡ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈʁɛ.ɡi.nu/ [ĩ.teˈhɛ.ɡi.nu], /ĩ.teˈʁɛɡ.nu/ [ĩ.teˈhɛɡ.nu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈʁɛ.ɡi.nu/ [ĩ.teˈχɛ.ɡi.nu], /ĩ.teˈʁɛɡ.nu/ [ĩ.teˈχɛɡ.nu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teˈʁɛɡ.no/ [ĩ.teˈhɛɡ.no], /ĩ.teˈʁɛ.ɡi.no/ [ĩ.teˈhɛ.ɡi.no]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨˈʁɛ.ɡnu/ [ĩ.tɨˈʁɛ.ɣnu]

• Rhymes: -ɛɡinu, -ɛɡnu
• Hyphenation: in‧ter‧reg‧no

Noun

interregno m (plural interregnos)

1. interregnum (period between two reigns, in which there is no hereditary or elective king)
2. interregnum (period in which something ceases to be in force or a position ceases to be filled)
3. (figuratively) interval (temporary interruption)

Further reading

• “interregno”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “interregno”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin interrēgnum.

Noun

interregno m (plural interregnos)

1. interregnum (period of time between the end of a sovereign’s reign and the accession of another sovereign)

Further reading

• “interregno”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025