Rein

See also: rein, reiñ, and rein-

English

Etymology

• As a German surname, borrowed from German Rein, comparable to the first element of several surnames such as Reinhardt, Reinbold, etc., from Proto-Germanic *raginą.
• As an English surname, variant of Rain. Possibly also a habitational surname related to Rhine.

Proper noun

Rein (plural Reins)

1. A surname from German.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Rein is the 7882^nd most common surname in the United States, belonging to 4199 individuals. Rein is most common among White (91.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Rein”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN.

Anagrams

• Erin, N.Ire., Rine, in re, rine

Estonian

Proper noun

Rein

1. (genitive: Reini) the Rhine.
2. (genitive: Reinu) a male given name, related to English Reynold and Rainer

Finnish

Etymology

From German Rein.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrei̯n/, [ˈre̞i̯n]
• Rhymes: -ein
• Syllabification^(key): Rein

Proper noun

Rein

1. the Rhine

Declension

Inflection of Rein (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		Rein	—
genitive		Reinin	—
partitive		Reinia	—
illative		Reiniin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		Rein	—
accusative	nom.	Rein	—
	gen.	Reinin
genitive		Reinin	—
partitive		Reinia	—
inessive		Reinissa	—
elative		Reinista	—
illative		Reiniin	—
adessive		Reinilla	—
ablative		Reinilta	—
allative		Reinille	—
essive		Reinina	—
translative		Reiniksi	—
abessive		Reinitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of Rein (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Reinini — accusative nom. Reinini — gen. Reinini genitive Reinini — partitive Reiniani — inessive Reinissani — elative Reinistani — illative Reiniini — adessive Reinillani — ablative Reiniltani — allative Reinilleni — essive Reininani — translative Reinikseni — abessive Reinittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative Reinisi — accusative nom. Reinisi — gen. Reinisi genitive Reinisi — partitive Reiniasi — inessive Reinissasi — elative Reinistasi — illative Reiniisi — adessive Reinillasi — ablative Reiniltasi — allative Reinillesi — essive Reininasi — translative Reiniksesi — abessive Reinittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Reinimme — accusative nom. Reinimme — gen. Reinimme genitive Reinimme — partitive Reiniamme — inessive Reinissamme — elative Reinistamme — illative Reiniimme — adessive Reinillamme — ablative Reiniltamme — allative Reinillemme — essive Reininamme — translative Reiniksemme — abessive Reinittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative Reininne — accusative nom. Reininne — gen. Reininne genitive Reininne — partitive Reinianne — inessive Reinissanne — elative Reinistanne — illative Reiniinne — adessive Reinillanne — ablative Reiniltanne — allative Reinillenne — essive Reininanne — translative Reiniksenne — abessive Reinittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative Reininsa — accusative nom. Reininsa — gen. Reininsa genitive Reininsa — partitive Reiniaan Reiniansa — inessive Reinissaan Reinissansa — elative Reinistaan Reinistansa — illative Reiniinsa — adessive Reinillaan Reinillansa — ablative Reiniltaan Reiniltansa — allative Reinilleen Reinillensa — essive Reininaan Reininansa — translative Reinikseen Reiniksensa — abessive Reinittaan Reinittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• Reininmaa
• reininviini

 

Anagrams

• Erin, erin

Romansch

Alternative forms

• Rain (Rumantsch Grischun, Puter, Vallader)
• Ragn (Sutsilvan, Surmiran)

Proper noun

Rein m

1. (Sursilvan) the Rhine (a river in Central Europe)