Rhein

See also: rhein

German

Alternative forms

• Rein (obsolete)

Etymology

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

• IPA^(key): /ʁaɪ̯n/

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• Homophones: Rain, rein
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Proper noun

der Rhein m (proper noun, strong, usually definite, definite genitive des Rheins or des Rheines)

1. 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

• rheinisch
• Rheinland

Descendants

• → Russian: Рейн (Rejn)

Further reading

• Rhein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de