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[edit] English

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Latin ren.

[edit] Noun

Singular
ren

Plural
renes

ren (plural renes)

  1. (anatomy) A kidney.
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Egyptian rn.

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Singular
ren

Plural
rens

ren (plural rens)

  1. One's secret name, as part of the soul in ancient Egyptian mythology.
    • 1983: For the Ren did not belong to the man, but came out of the Celestial Waters to enter an infant in the hour of his birth and might not stir again until it was time to go back. — Norman Mailer, Ancient Evenings

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[edit] Danish

[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse rein.

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ren c. (singular definite renen, plural indefinite rene or rener)

  1. a strip of unplowed land serving as a boundary between estates
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreinn (noun).

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ren c. (singular definite renen, plural indefinite rener)

  1. reindeer
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[edit] Etymology 3

From Old Norse hreinn (adjective).

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ren

  1. clean

[edit] Dutch

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ren m. (plural: rennen, diminutive: rennetje)

  1. The place where chicken are kept. Chicken run

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ren

  1. First person singular present tense of of rennen.

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ren (hiragana れん)

  1. : join, connect

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ren

  1. (anatomy) hip

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ren

  1. (anatomy) kidney

[edit] Mandarin

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ren (Pinyin rén/ren2, traditional and simplified )

  1. person; people
    Where are you from?

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ren

  1. A transliteration of any of a number of Chinese characters properly represented as having one of three tones, rén, rěn, or rèn.

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English transcriptions of Chinese speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Chinese language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.


[edit] Polish

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ren m.

  1. reindeer
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Singular Plural
Nominative ren reny
Genitive rena renów
Dative renowi renom
Accusative rena reny
Instrumental renem renami
Locative renie renach
Vocative renie reny
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Latin rhenium

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ren m.

  1. rhenium
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Singular only
Nominative ren
Genitive renu
Dative renowi
Accusative ren
Instrumental renem
Locative renie
Vocative renie

[edit] Swedish

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[edit] Etymology 1

From Old Norse hreinn (noun).

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ren c.

Inflection for ren Singular Plural
common Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Base form ren renen renar renarna
Possessive form rens renens renars renarnas
  1. reindeer (Rangifer tarandus)
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[edit] Etymology 2

From Old Norse hreinn (adjective).

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Inflections of
ren
Absolute Comparative Superlative
Attributive Predicative
Indefinite
singular
Common ren renare renast
Neuter rent
Definite
singular
Masc. rene renaste
All rena renaste
Plural rena renaste

ren

  1. clean; not dirty
  2. pure
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