Rhein
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See also: rhein
German[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- Rein (obsolete)
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German Rīn, from Old High German Rīn, from Proto-West Germanic *Rīn, from Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Gaulish Rēnos, from Proto-Celtic *rēnos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”).
The spelling with Rh- after Latin Rhenus, itself possibly a Hellenizing form.
Pronunciation[edit]
Proper noun[edit]
der Rhein m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rheins or des Rheines)
- Rhine (a major river in Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria, Germany, France and the Netherlands, emptying into the North Sea)
- Meronyms: Alpenrhein, Hochrhein, Oberrhein, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Deltarhein
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- → Russian: Рейн (Rejn)
Further reading[edit]
Rhein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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