Rhein

See also: rhein

German

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁaɪ̯n/

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• Homophone: rein
• Rhymes: -aɪ̯n

Proper noun

Rhein m (genitive Rheins or Rheines)

1. Rhine

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

Derived terms

• rheinisch
• Rheinland

Further reading

• Rhein on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de