rein

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[edit] Etymology 1

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

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rein (plural reins)

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

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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
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to direct or stop a horse using reins
to stop or restrain — see rein in
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Terms derived from the noun or verb rein

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From French rein.

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rein (plural reins)

  1. (obsolete) kidney

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[edit] Etymology

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

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rein (comparative reiner, superlative reinst)

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

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


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[edit] Finnish

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rein

  1. Instructive plural form of reki.

[edit] French

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From Latin ren.

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rein m. (plural reins)

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

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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, Old Irish criathar. More remotely related to English riddle (“sieve”).

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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.

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rein f. (genitive singular reinar, plural reinar)

  1. a strip (of land)

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rein m. (plural reins)

  1. (anatomy) kidney

[edit] Volapük

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rein (plural reins)

  1. rain

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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!

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rein

  1. rain
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