regn
See also: regn-
Bavarian
References
- Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien.
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɹɛkn/
- Rhymes: -ɛkn
Declension
Declension of regn (singular only) | ||
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n3s | singular | |
indefinite | definite | |
nominative | regn | regnið |
accusative | regn | regnið |
dative | regni | regninum |
genitive | regns | regnsins |
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɛkn/
- Rhymes: -ɛkn
Declension
Synonyms
- (rain): rigning
Norwegian Bokmål
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /reɡn/, [ɾɛŋn], [ɾæɪ̯n]
- Homophone: rein
Etymology 1
From Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną.
Derived terms
Related terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛɡn/
Derived terms
Old English
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *regnaz. Cognate with Old Saxon regan (Low German Ręgen), Old Dutch regan (Dutch regen), Old High German regan (German Regen), Old Norse regn (Swedish, Danish, and Norwegian regn), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rejn/
Noun
reġn m
- rain
- Sċīne sēo sunne wearme on þīne ansīen and fealle se reġn sōfte on þīne feldas.
- May the sun shine warm upon your face and the rain fall softly on your fields.
Old Norse
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *regną. Cognate with Old English reġn (English rain), Old Saxon regan (Low German Ręgen), Old Dutch regan (Dutch regen), Old High German regan (German Regen), Gothic 𐍂𐌹𐌲𐌽 (rign).
References
- regn in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish ræghn, from Old Norse regn, from Proto-Germanic *regną, from Proto-Indo-European *rek-, *reg-, *reḱ-, *reǵ-.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɛŋn/
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