Rhenish

English

Alternative forms

Rhinish

Etymology

From Rhine +‎ -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhenus).

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/

Adjective

Rhenish (comparative more Rhenish, superlative most Rhenish)

Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region. [from 14th c.]
Pertaining to the Rhine river or region. [from 15th c.]

Synonyms

(uncommon) Rhenian, Rhenic, Rhenane
(regiolect) Rhinelandic

Translations

Pertaining to the river Rhine

Armenian: հռենոսյան (hṙenosyan)
Catalan: renà (ca)
French: rhénan (fr)
German: rheinisch (de)
Hungarian: rajnai

Irish: Réineach
Portuguese: renano (pt)
Russian: рейнский (ru) (rejnskij)
Welsh: Rheinaidd

Noun

Rhenish (uncountable)

A wine from the area around the Rhine.
He insists on drinking Rhenish from a Stein!
The dialect of German spoken in the Rhineland

Translations

dialect

German: Rheinisch (de) n

Portuguese: renano (pt) m

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