rein

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English[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Anglo-Norman reyne, from Old French resne (Modern French rêne), from Vulgar Latin *retina, from Classical Latin retineō (“to retain”), from re- + teneō.

Noun[edit]

rein (plural reins)

  1. A strap or rope attached to the bridle or bit, used to control a horse, animal or young child.
  2. (figuratively) An instrument or means of curbing, restraining, or governing.
    • Milton
      Let their eyes rove without rein.
Translations[edit]
strap or rope

Verb[edit]

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. (Can we clean up(+) this sense?) (usually "rein in") To stop or restrain a horse. Also used figuratively
    President’s Budget: A Solid Step To Rein in Spending
Translations[edit]
to direct or stop a horse using reins
to stop or restrain — see rein in
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Derived terms[edit]

Terms derived from the noun or verb rein

Etymology 2[edit]

From Anglo-Norman reines, Middle French reins, and their source, Latin rēnēs.

Noun[edit]

rein (plural reins)

  1. (now rare, archaic, chiefly in plural) A kidney.
    • 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays, II.12:
      a man subject to these like imaginations [...] hath often the stone imaginarily, before he have it in his reines [...].
    • 1611, King James Bible, Lamentations 3:13:
      He hath caused the arrows of his quiver to enter into my reins.
  2. The inward impulses; the affections and passions, formerly supposed to be located in the area of the kidneys.
    • Bible, Proverbs xxiii. 16
      My reins rejoice, when thy lips speak right things.
    • Bible, Revelations ii. 23
      I am he which searcheth the reins and hearts.

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Dutch[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Dutch reini, rēni, from Proto-Germanic *hrainiz.

Adjective[edit]

rein (comparative reiner, superlative reinst)

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

Declension[edit]

Declension of rein
positive comparative superlative
attributive predicative/adverbial
predicative/adverbial rein reiner
neuter
singular		 indefinite rein reiner
definite reine reinere reinste reinst, reinste
common singular reine reinere reinste reinste
plural reine reinere reinste reinste
partitive reins reiners

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Finnish[edit]

Noun[edit]

rein

  1. Instructive plural form of reki.

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French[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin ren.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rein m (plural reins)

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

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German[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

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

Adjective[edit]

rein (comparative reiner, superlative am reinsten)

  1. pure, clear, plain
    • 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 24/2010, page 131:
      Natürlich ist eine Weltmeisterschaft kein reines Sportevent mehr, sie ist sicher auch ein bisschen Welt- und Entwicklungspolitik.
      Of course, a world championship is no longer a pure sports event, it surely is also a bit of world and development politics.
Declension[edit]
positive forms of rein
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist rein sie ist rein es ist rein sie sind rein
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative reiner reine reines reine
genitive reinen reiner reinen reiner
dative reinem reiner reinem reinen
accusative reinen reine reines reine
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der reine die reine das reine die reinen
genitive des reinen der reinen des reinen der reinen
dative dem reinen der reinen dem reinen den reinen
accusative den reinen die reine das reine die reinen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein reiner eine reine ein reines (keine) reinen
genitive eines reinen einer reinen eines reinen (keiner) reinen
dative einem reinen einer reinen einem reinen (keinen) reinen
accusative einen reinen eine reine ein reines (keine) reinen
comparative forms of rein
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist reiner sie ist reiner es ist reiner sie sind reiner
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative reinerer reinere reineres reinere
genitive reineren reinerer reineren reinerer
dative reinerem reinerer reinerem reineren
accusative reineren reinere reineres reinere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der reinere die reinere das reinere die reineren
genitive des reineren der reineren des reineren der reineren
dative dem reineren der reineren dem reineren den reineren
accusative den reineren die reinere das reinere die reineren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein reinerer eine reinere ein reineres (keine) reineren
genitive eines reineren einer reineren eines reineren (keiner) reineren
dative einem reineren einer reineren einem reineren (keinen) reineren
accusative einen reineren eine reinere ein reineres (keine) reineren
superlative forms of rein
gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter all genders
predicative er ist am reinsten sie ist am reinsten es ist am reinsten sie sind am reinsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative reinster reinste reinstes reinste
genitive reinsten reinster reinsten reinster
dative reinstem reinster reinstem reinsten
accusative reinsten reinste reinstes reinste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der reinste die reinste das reinste die reinsten
genitive des reinsten der reinsten des reinsten der reinsten
dative dem reinsten der reinsten dem reinsten den reinsten
accusative den reinsten die reinste das reinste die reinsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein reinster eine reinste ein reinstes (keine) reinsten
genitive eines reinsten einer reinsten eines reinsten (keiner) reinsten
dative einem reinsten einer reinsten einem reinsten (keinen) reinsten
accusative einen reinsten eine reinste ein reinstes (keine) reinsten

Adverb[edit]

rein

  1. purely
    Unsre Beziehung ist rein platonisch.
    Our relationship is purely platonic.

Etymology 2[edit]

Contraction of herein.

Adverb[edit]

rein

  1. (colloquial) inside, in here
    Er kommt jetzt rein. -- He's coming inside now.
  2. (colloquial) inside, in there
    Er geht rein zu den andern. -- He's going inside to the other people.

Usage notes[edit]

Unlike the standard language, colloquial German does not distinguish the meanings of hinein ("in there, away from the speaker") and herein ("in here, towards the speaker"). Rein is used for both meanings.

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Icelandic[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

rein f (genitive singular reinar, plural reinar)

  1. a strip (of land)

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Jèrriais[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin rēn.

Noun[edit]

rein m (plural reins)

  1. (anatomy) kidney

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Middle French[edit]

Noun[edit]

rein m (plural reins)

  1. (anatomy) kidney

Volapük[edit]

Noun[edit]

rein (plural reins)

  1. rain

Declension[edit]

declension of rein
singular plural
nominative rein reins
genitive reina reinas
dative reine reines
accusative reini reinis
predicative reinu reinus
vocative o rein! o reins!

Synonyms[edit]

West Frisian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Old Frisian, from Proto-Germanic *regna-. Compare English rain, Low German Ręgen, Dutch regen, German Regen, Danish regn.

Noun[edit]

rein

  1. rain
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