Rhenish

English

Alternative forms

• Rhinish

Etymology

From Rhine +‎ -ish (with the first element taking a Latinate form; see Rhenus).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛnɪʃ/

Adjective

Rhenish (comparative more Rhenish, superlative most Rhenish)

1. Pertaining to wine produced in the Rhine region. [from 14th c.]
2. Pertaining to the Rhine river or region. [from 15th c.]

Synonyms

• (uncommon) Rhenian, Rhenic, Rhenane
• (regiolect) Rhinelandic

Translations

Pertaining to the river Rhine

• Armenian: հռենոսյան (hṙenosyan)
• Catalan: renà (ca)
• French: rhénan (fr)
• German: rheinisch (de)
• Hungarian: rajnai
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• Irish: Réineach
• Portuguese: renano (pt)
• Russian: рейнский (ru) (rejnskij)
• Welsh: Rheinaidd

Noun

Rhenish (uncountable)

1. A wine from the area around the Rhine.

   He insists on drinking Rhenish from a Stein!

2. The dialect of German spoken in the Rhineland

Translations

dialect

• German: Rheinisch (de) n
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• Portuguese: renano (pt) m