Rhein

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1 German

German[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz, from Celtic; from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to flow”).

Pronunciation[edit]

IPA^(key): /ʁaɪ̯n/
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Homophone: rein
Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Proper noun[edit]

Rhein m (genitive Rheins or Rheines)

Rhine
Meronyms: Alpenrhein, Hochrhein, Oberrhein, Mittelrhein, Niederrhein, Deltarhein

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]

Rhein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

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