rein

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Related terms 1.6 Anagrams 2 Dutch 2.1 Adjective 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 4 French 4.1 Etymology 4.2 Pronunciation 4.3 Noun 4.3.1 See also 4.4 Anagrams 5 German 5.1 Etymology 5.2 Pronunciation 5.3 Adjective 6 Icelandic 6.1 Pronunciation 6.2 Noun 6.2.1 Derived terms 7 Volapük 7.1 Noun 7.1.1 Declension 7.1.2 Synonyms 8 West Frisian 8.1 Noun

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[edit] Etymology

Anglo-Norman redne, from Old French resne (modern rêne), from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Latin retinere ‘retain’, from re- + tenere.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /reɪn/
•  Audio (US)^{help, file}
• Rhymes: -eɪn

[edit] Noun

rein (plural reins)

1. A strap or rope attached to the bridle or bit, used to control a horse or other animal.

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[edit] Verb

to rein (third-person singular simple present reins, present participle reining, simple past and past participle reined)

1. to direct or stop a horse by using reins
2. (usually "rein in") to stop or restrain a horse. Also used figuratively

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• Dutch: besturen (1), beteugelen (2)
• Finnish: ohjastaa (1), hillitä, estää (2)
• Swedish: tygla (2)

[edit] Related terms

• free rein
• keep a tight rein on
• draw rein
• rein back
• rein in

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of einr
• Erin
• in re

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rein

1. (formal) clean, spotless
2. pure, sheer

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rein

1. Instructive plural form of reki.

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Latin ren.

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• IPA: /ʁɛ̃/

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rein m. (plural reins)

1. (anatomy) kidney
2. (in plural) small of the back, waist

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• rognon

[edit] Anagrams

• Anagrams of einr
• nier
• rien

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[edit] German

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Old High German reini, from Germanic *hrai-ni-, a suffixed form of Indo-European *(s)keri-. Cognate with Old Saxon hreni (Dutch rein), Old Norse hreinn (Swedish ren); and with Ancient Greek χρίνειν, Old Irish criathar. More remotely related to English riddle ‘sieve’.

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʀaɪn/

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rein (comparative reiner, superlative am reinsten)

1. pure, clear, plain

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[edit] Icelandic

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈreiːn/

  Rhymes: -eiːn

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rein f. (genitive singular reinar, plural reinar)

1. a strip (of land)

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• aðrein
• akrein
• frárein

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[edit] Volapük

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rein

1. Rain

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• lömib

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[edit] West Frisian

[edit] Noun

rein

1. rain